Making cloth from tree bark
Tree bark fleece from Uganda is said to be the most ancient textile in the history of humanity. Until the end of the 19th century, the most precious bark clothes have exclusively been reserved for the monarchs of the nearly millenial kingdom of Buganda. In 2005, UNESCO declared the artisan production process of bark cloth...
Haybox
This is a story of an elderly man in Amsterdam who is still using a haybox for kepping his food warm. His wife had brought it into their mariage. The box is splendidly decorated and a good energy saver.
Bulgarian funeral traditions
While talking about the rituals performed during the grief and preparation for burial of the dead, the women of the village Zahari Stoyanovo (located in the northeast Dobrudja, Bulgaria), reveal a range of knowledge and wisdom. Like after the burial procession leave, the last man left the house, stuck a nail in the threshold of...