The convoy of gifts from Vân Gia communal house to the Và temple for THE FISHING RITUAL IN MID-SEPTEMBER _Va Temple Festival

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Gifts of Phu Sa village Festival for THE FISHING RITUAL IN MID-SEPTEMBER _Va Temple Festival

Gifts of Vân Gia village for THE FISHING RITUAL IN MID-SEPTEMBER _Va Temple Festival

O le Siapo Samoa.\nSamoan siapo is known also in the region as tapa and is used in rituals and ceremonies. Here a young Samoan woman presents a fresh coconut and a traditional siapo cloth to honour a recipient of these gifts.

Practices related to the Việt beliefs in the Mother Goddesses of Three Realms\n\nIf beliefs in fertility associated with aspiration of reproduction remains as a cultural sediment; beliefs in ancestor worship exist in various forms not only in the Việt communities but also in the lives of many ethnic groups; beliefs in village titulary worship make communal houses to become special space for religious activities; then beliefs in the Mother Goddesses has not only spread widely, but also formed large worship centers exceeding a village’s and a commune’s space. In other words, the development of beliefs in the Mother Goddesses is a spatial expansion from the North to the South, from coastal region across the delta to the mountains; from remote areas to urban centers in Viet Nam. Beliefs in the Mother Goddesses is a process of integrating and combining folk beliefs and religious activities of the Việt people and of other ethnic groups such as the Tày, Nùng, Tai, Dao, Cham, Khmer, etc which forms a specific type of Vietnamese folk belief sustainably developed for a long time.\n

Presentation of gifts from schools to present to the Guest of Honour in honouring her 85th birthday in 2011

Once in a year, camel from all over Rajasthan, India gathered in a place call Pushkar to be sold. This event famously known as Pushkar Fair (Pushkar Camel Fair)\nFor photographer / travellers it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness one of the last great traditional fair. Deemed one of the world's largest camel and livestock fair.\nApart from the buying and selling of livestock, it has become an important tourist attraction.\n1. The Arrival: Camel from all Rajasthan, India gathered here at Pushkar to be sold.\n2. The Shepherd: Without their assistant, it very difficult to control the herd while avoiding the camels entering the wrong herd which could result a heavy loss for the camel merchant.\n3. The Negotiator: Camel traders and the buyers haggling for a good price. \n4. Sharing is Caring: The limited water resources forced human and camels to share the precious gift of nature\n5. Heading Home: Camel traders and their herd of camels headed to their camp to rest before starting all over again the next day.