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Lelo Burti – A mad way to celebrate Easter

Lelo Burti – A mad way to celebrate Easter

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I’ve experienced many different Easter celebrations from hooded candlelit processions to Los Tambors y Bombos (a drum festival) and even something called the Dance of Death in Verges. But none of them come close to this. The town of Shukhuti in the middle of rural Georgia (the country) celebrate Easter in the most bizarre way. I hesitate to even call it a town as there are literally only 3 shops, a cafe and a tiny church, but in actual fact, the town is split […]

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Bear Dance Traditions (part 2)

Bear Dance Traditions (part 2)

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While I’ve been putting together a gallery of photos from the Bear Dancing in Romania to go in the portfolio section of my website I came across more images that I wanted to share with you. No doubt some will make it into the collection, others won’t. If you missed my post last week on the Bear Dance you can check it out here Over the last week I’ve learnt plenty more about the traditions and festivals that go on throughout the […]

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Bear Dance Traditions

Bear Dance Traditions

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I know, I know, I say this at almost every celebration I visit… but this has to be one of the best. Seriously. It was National Geographic veteran photographer Jim Richardson who said something like “If you want to be a better photographer, stand in front of more interesting stuff.” I’ve always liked that saying and it has been the fuel for many of my travels. For me, This festival was that interesting stuff Jim said I should stand in front of. essays services […]

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