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France, French Polynesia, Moorea island, traditional wedding at the Tiki village (the Society archipelago)





Blaue Funken, a carnival society of Cologne, throwing sweets, carnival parade in Cologne in 2010, North Rhine_Westphalia, Ger...
Blaue Funken, a carnival society of Cologne, throwing sweets, carnival parade in Cologne in 2010, North Rhine_Westphalia, Germany, Europe





England, East Sussex, Hastings. People in Traditional costume silhouetted against bonfire flames.





The contrasting leather aprons or skirts of two Nyagatom girls. The skirt on the left is richly decorated with metal and copp...
The contrasting leather aprons or skirts of two Nyagatom girls. The skirt on the left is richly decorated with metal and copper beads, the one on the right is embellished with thousands of small white discs or beads, handmade from ostrich shells.The Nyagatom are one of the largest tribes and arguably the most warlike people living along the Omo River in Southwest Ethiopia.





Women at the Paofai Temple, Papeete,Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific Islands, Pacific





Chaam Musk Dance Festival in Hemis Buddhist highlander´s tiny village in the mountain. Jammu and Kashmir, India





In the late afternoon, Nyagatom villagers enjoy singing and dancing. As groups of men take centre stage to jump high in the a...
In the late afternoon, Nyagatom villagers enjoy singing and dancing. As groups of men take centre stage to jump high in the air, women and girls sing, clap to a rhythm, and move slowly towards the men. Children enjoy the excitement in the background. The Nyagatom are one of the largest tribes and arguably the most warlike people living along the Omo River in Southwest Ethiopia.





Puja,Monks praying during Losar new year, in Namgyal Monastery,in Tsuglagkhang complex McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, Himachal Prad...
Puja,Monks praying during Losar new year, in Namgyal Monastery,in Tsuglagkhang complex McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh state, India, Asia





A Kwegu girl grinds sorghum using a flat grinding stone. The Kwegu are the smallest tribe living on the banks the Omo River i...
A Kwegu girl grinds sorghum using a flat grinding stone. The Kwegu are the smallest tribe living on the banks the Omo River in southwest Ethiopia.





Pearl Beach Resort, Bora_Bora, Leeward group, Society Islands, French Polynesia, Pacific Islands, Pacific





Traditional food on offer during a baptism party at a filipino family house Lapu-Lapu City, Metro Cebu, Mactan Island, Visaya...
Traditional food on offer during a baptism party at a filipino family house Lapu-Lapu City, Metro Cebu, Mactan Island, Visayas, Philippines





South Africa, Gauteng, Alexandra Township, 'Female Members Of Burial Society Or Stokvel Counting Money. Funerals Are Seen As ...
South Africa, Gauteng, Alexandra Township, 'Female Members Of Burial Society Or Stokvel Counting Money. Funerals Are Seen As An Important Part Of Culture And Tradition And Are Costly, Often Lasting Several Days.'





Chaam Musk Dance Festival in Hemis Buddhist highlander´s tiny village in the mountain. Jammu and Kashmir, India





Turkana women and girls are responsible for watering livestock, which is unusual among pastoral societies. Here, a young girl...
Turkana women and girls are responsible for watering livestock, which is unusual among pastoral societies. Here, a young girl waters goats from a waterhole dug in the sand of a seasonal watercourse. Her young brother will control the flow of stock to the water trough. In the background, a man digs out another waterhole; they have to been deepened regularly towards the end of the dry season.





Holy week in San Roque village at strait of Gibraltar From here you see Morocco over the strait





Hamar women dance at a 'Jumping of the Bull ceremony. The Hamar are semi nomadic pastoralists of Southwest Ethiopia whose wom...
Hamar women dance at a 'Jumping of the Bull ceremony. The Hamar are semi nomadic pastoralists of Southwest Ethiopia whose women wear striking traditional dress and style their red ochred hair mop fashion





A young Samburu boy sucks marrow straight from the leg bone of a cow. Marrow is a much sought-after delicacy. During every Sa...
A young Samburu boy sucks marrow straight from the leg bone of a cow. Marrow is a much sought-after delicacy. During every Samburu ceremony, livestock is slaughtered and meat is roasted over wood fires. Warriors will never eat meat in the presence of married women.





Carnival in Maastricht This festival is different then in other parts of Holland as there are around 100 bands playing live f...
Carnival in Maastricht This festival is different then in other parts of Holland as there are around 100 bands playing live fanfara music in the city centre Most of the celebrations take place outside on the streets and squares During three days of celebr





The three species of friendship, miniature from Ethics, Politics, the Economy, by Aristotle, manuscript, folio 127 verso, Fra...
The three species of friendship, miniature from Ethics, Politics, the Economy, by Aristotle, manuscript, folio 127 verso, France 15th Century.





Workshop of Tibetan handicrafts Centre Carpets McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh state, India, Asia





Eid Ul Adha festival at Jama Masjit in Old Delhi There were many people sitting outside of the temple





Noble being groomed, artist from the Kaigetsudo school, kakemono (hanging scroll) in ukiyo-e style, Japan. Japanese Civilisat...
Noble being groomed, artist from the Kaigetsudo school, kakemono (hanging scroll) in ukiyo-e style, Japan. Japanese Civilisation, 18th century.





A Kwegu woman in an attractively decorated leather garment. The Kwegu are the smallest tribe living on the banks the Omo Rive...
A Kwegu woman in an attractively decorated leather garment. The Kwegu are the smallest tribe living on the banks the Omo River in southwest Ethiopia.





Clan chief of the Gambier Islands, belly covered in tattoos, Papeete, Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocea...
Clan chief of the Gambier Islands, belly covered in tattoos, Papeete, Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean





Samburu boys wearing the charcoal-blackened goatskin cloaks of those about to be circumcised drive their families' herds to t...
Samburu boys wearing the charcoal-blackened goatskin cloaks of those about to be circumcised drive their families' herds to their lorara (a purpose-built circumcision encampment), shortly before they undergo the ritual. A family's herds must be penned in the lorara until the circumcision





A Maasai warrior resplendent with his long ochred braids tied in a pigtail watches over his family's cattle, spear in hand. T...
A Maasai warrior resplendent with his long ochred braids tied in a pigtail watches over his family's cattle, spear in hand. The singular hairstyle of warriors sets them apart from other members of their society.





Cebu City, Philippines, Good-Friday, 6 April 2012: Gilbert Bargayo, being nailed to the cross for the 17th Good Friday, with ...
Cebu City, Philippines, Good-Friday, 6 April 2012: Gilbert Bargayo, being nailed to the cross for the 17th Good Friday, with six-inch nails, in Barangay Duljo-Fatima, Cebu City The nails he uses in his “crucifixion” are special: the tips are very sharp t. Cebu City, Philippines, Good-Friday, 6 April 2012: Gilbert Bargayo, being nailed to the cross for the 17th Good Friday, with six-inch nails, in Barangay Duljo-Fatima, Cebu City The nails he uses in his “crucifixion” are special: the tips are





Carnival in Maastricht This festival is different then in other parts of Holland as there are around 100 bands playing live f...
Carnival in Maastricht This festival is different then in other parts of Holland as there are around 100 bands playing live fanfara music in the city centre Most of the celebrations take place outside on the streets and squares During three days of celebr





The gopuram, or entrance tower, of Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple on Serangoon Road in Singapore´s Little India This temple is ...
The gopuram, or entrance tower, of Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple on Serangoon Road in Singapore´s Little India This temple is devored to Lord Vishnu





Bilingual sign in front of a school, Mennonite colony, Filadelfia, Fernheim, Gran Chaco, Paraguay





Samburu initiates sing during the month after their circumcision. As their wounds heal, their dances become more energetic. B...
Samburu initiates sing during the month after their circumcision. As their wounds heal, their dances become more energetic. Before long, they imitate the dances of the warriors which, hitherto, they have been forbidden to perform.





Healer, wise woman, sprinkling a young woman with a herbal essence, traditional ablutions to ward off evil spirits and to cle...
Healer, wise woman, sprinkling a young woman with a herbal essence, traditional ablutions to ward off evil spirits and to cleanse the soul of the indigenous Caranqui people, this ceremony starts the celebrations of the sun festival of Inti Raymi, Torres J. Healer, wise woman, sprinkling a young woman with a herbal essence, traditional ablutions to ward off evil spirits and to cleanse the soul of the indigenous Caranqui people, this ceremony starts the celebrations of the sun festival of Inti Ray





Praying, in Namgyal Monastery,in Tsuglagkhang complex McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh state, India, Asia





Puja,Monk praying, in Dip Tse Chok Ling Monastery McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh state, India, Asia





Tauahei pearl farm, Raiatea or Ra´iatea, Leeward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean





A Samburu youth is circumcised outside his mothers house as his two sponsors attend him, one holding his shoulders while turn...
A Samburu youth is circumcised outside his mothers house as his two sponsors attend him, one holding his shoulders while turning his face away from the circumciser, the other holding his right leg.Boys are not allowed to show any sign of fear or pain.

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