Nations

30 main national dishes from different countries of the world

20-04-2025

30 main national dishes from different countries of the world

Each country has its own culinary traditions. As a rule, regional dishes are based on local ingredients and spices, and their ...

Swingers of the Far North: why Chukchi change wives

19-04-2025

Swingers of the Far North: why Chukchi change wives

Every nation living far from civilization has traditions and customs that seem at least strange to uninitiated people. Now, in the ...

What religion are the Gypsies and how unusual their faith

19-04-2025

What religion are the Gypsies and how unusual their faith

Century Gypsies live next to us, but we know less about them than about the Indians of the Amazon. For example, if you ask ...

Manene Festival, during which the Toraja people dig up the bodies of their deceased relatives

18-04-2025

Manene Festival, during which the Toraja people dig up the ...

On the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, the Toraji people live, who conduct a very peculiar ritual. --> See also: 10 shocking sexual ...

Where did dark-skinned people with light hair come from in Melanesia

16-04-2025

Where did dark-skinned people with light hair come from in ...

Melanesia is an island group in the Pacific Ocean, which includes New Guinea, Fiji, Vanuatu and other States. The archipelago of ...

33 interesting facts about Japan that prove that this country is not like others

16-04-2025

33 interesting facts about Japan that prove that this country ...

Japan is the 62nd largest country in the world by area, the 11th largest by population, the third largest economy in the world, and ...

These mysterious wild tribes

16-04-2025

These mysterious wild tribes

Mysterious rituals, secret societies, cannibalism and black mystique envelop the primitive world of the wild tribes. To our days ...

Who are the Magyarabs - an African people who consider themselves Hungarians

15-04-2025

Who are the Magyarabs - an African people who consider ...

Although it seems that there are almost no blank spots left on the world map, scientists continue to discover previously unknown ...

The gambler and the kidnapper: what else should I know about the Russian devil

14-04-2025

The gambler and the kidnapper: what else should I know about ...

For thousands of years man lived surrounded by spirits and pagan deities. With the advent of Christianity, the faith of ancestors ...

Carpathian mythology: what the mountaineers living in the center of Europe believed in

14-04-2025

Carpathian mythology: what the mountaineers living in the ...

The Carpathians are a large mountain system located on the territory of Western Ukraine, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Poland. The ...

Traditional clothes Mongols: sudden wealth

10-04-2025

Traditional clothes Mongols: sudden wealth

The life of Mongolian nomads heavy and scarce. More surprising is to see their traditional national costumes — intricate, ...

Bears, vodka, balalaika and other "cranberries" about Russia in Hollywood

10-04-2025

Bears, vodka, balalaika and other "cranberries" about Russia ...

Sometimes you watch another Hollywood movie about Russians and you can't help but think… It seems that the directors did ...

A symbol of peace with a bloody past: why Nelson Mandela received a life sentence

09-04-2025

A symbol of peace with a bloody past: why Nelson Mandela ...

For modern society, Nelson Mandela is an example of a man who, against all odds, defeated evil and achieved justice. The smiling ...

10 facts about the United Kingdom that will surprise you: classes, boring food and a strange sense of humor

08-04-2025

10 facts about the United Kingdom that will surprise you: ...

How much do you know about the United Kingdom? No, not about England, but about the whole of Great Britain as a whole? I bet you've ...

"Domestic Deer" or How Rat Dishes Became Part of National Cuisine in Different Parts of the World

04-04-2025

"Domestic Deer" or How Rat Dishes Became Part of ...

For us, eating rats is an act of desperation associated with hunger. These rodents were eaten on ships in distress, in besieged ...

Scientists have found out how different countries treat sex outside of marriage and even made a map

03-04-2025

Scientists have found out how different countries treat sex ...

Sex outside of marriage, which in the old way can be called adultery, refers to serious Old Testament sins. But the attitude ...

What is kuvada, or Why men "got pregnant" and " gave birth»

03-04-2025

What is kuvada, or Why men "got pregnant" and " gave birth»

In modern anthropology, the term "kuvada" refers to special ritual actions performed by a man when his partner is pregnant or ...

23 shocking photos about how many people there are in China

01-04-2025

23 shocking photos about how many people there are in China

China's population was approaching one billion people when the government introduced the "one family, one child" policy. This was ...

Hottentots are the most mysterious people of the Black Continent

01-04-2025

Hottentots are the most mysterious people of the Black Continent

African Hottentots are considered the most mysterious inhabitants of Africa. They once inhabited large areas south of the equator. ...

Marriage Not for Love: Why It's Common to Steal Grooms in the Indian State of Bihar

31-03-2025

Marriage Not for Love: Why It's Common to Steal Grooms in ...

Many nations have a tradition of stealing a bride. Nowadays, it is most often a symbolic ritual, the purpose of which is to ...

30 incredible portraits of Maori women with traditional tattoos

30-03-2025

30 incredible portraits of Maori women with traditional tattoos

By the end of the XIX century the art of Maori tattoo has almost disappeared due to the spread in New Zealand bounty hunting, but ...

The tragic life and death of the Pygmy Ota Beng, a living exhibit from the zoo

29-03-2025

The tragic life and death of the Pygmy Ota Beng, a living ...

He was the last of his tribe, all of whose members were killed by Belgian soldiers. Despite the fact that slavery in the United ...

30 pictures of people, which nature generously endowed with unearthly beauty

29-03-2025

30 pictures of people, which nature generously endowed with ...

Recent discoveries of geneticists confirm that the same people do not exist. Despite the uniqueness of each inhabit our planet, ...

The story of Rosalie Gicanda, a queen who remained with her people until the end

29-03-2025

The story of Rosalie Gicanda, a queen who remained with her ...

Rosalie Gicanda is a name that is still spoken with warmth and respect in Rwanda. This woman, who became the queen of a small ...

6 secrets of freshness: how Japanese women keep a pleasant body smell without perfume

24-03-2025

6 secrets of freshness: how Japanese women keep a pleasant ...

Every country in the world is associated with a certain smell. India is remembered by the aroma of spices, France-the smell of ...

Why don't Jews eat pork? The history of complex relationships

23-03-2025

Why don't Jews eat pork? The history of complex relationships

When we hear about Judaism and Jews, among many associations, the rejection of pork certainly pops up in our memory. This is not ...