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Category: Asia
Dharamshala India 2023
The city spreads over a big area, but the main tourist sites are located on the mountain between Mcleodganj, where His Holiness the Dalai Lama lives, and Bhagsunag. It takes about half an hour to walk from Upper Bhagsunag to Dalai Lama’s temple. However, many tempting shops with beautiful handpainted mandalas etc. can easily make the trip last longer…
Vietnamese Cheers and Hospitality
The Vietnamese people in the North of the country were extremely hospitable. It’s custom throughout the country to invite visitors for a shot of corn liquor. This custom kept surprising me: The shot glass has been offered to me by a policeman at a restaurant; a poor farmer invited me and my family (total strangers)…
Ancestor worshipping in a Vietnamese household (Hue)
All the brothers in the family we visited lived in houses next to each other. One house was dedicated to ancestor worshipping. The eldest brother oversaw exploring and guarding the family history and celebrating the ancestors.
Maria's Ethnography 