Young nuns are queuing to get their lunch portion at the ThaKyaDiThar nunnery in Sagaing. My understanding is that the food is paid by donators as Myanmar people do lots of offerings to temples and monasteries. February 2015. Les jeunes bonzesses font la queue pour obtenir leur part de déjeuner au couvent ThaKyaDiThar de Sagaing.…
In the south of France and in Corsica, men enjoy playing the petanque. The petanque is a game where the goal is to throw hollow metal balls as close as possible to a small wooden ball called a piglet. August 2005. Dans le sud de la France et en Corse, les hommes aiment jouer à…
Boston Common is the central public park in downtown. People just call it « the Common ». Young men can take advantage of the baseball field to train themselves. June 2010. Boston Common est le parc du centre-ville. Les gens l’appellent simplement « the Common ». Les jeunes gens peuvent tirer parti du terrain de baseball pour s’entraîner. Juin…
Beautiful girls in the favelas of Rio dream to be on top of a float during the Sambadrome parade. If they are lucky, they will get noticed and may join the contest to be elected queen of carnival for the following year. February 2006. Les jolies filles des favelas de Rio de Janeiro rêvent d’être…
The Edinburgh tartan weaving mill occupies the building which used to be the Castle Hill reservoir. There are working looms and you may watch busy workers. November 2014. La filature de tartan d’Edimbourg occupe le bâtiment qui était autrefois le réservoir d’eau du quartier de Castle Hill. Il y a des métiers à tisser en…
While in Bali, I was amazed by the profusion of offerings. Offerings are to give pleasure to the gods (and the demons). They also provide good karma to those involved in their preparation. Nearly every village has its own unique forms of offerings. Some Balinese spend all their lives making them. August 2004. A Bali,…
