For thirteen minutes every night, Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong flashes to life. Titled “A Symphony of Lights,” over 40 buildings in the harbor participate in the world’s largest permanent light and sound show. The show starts at 8 pm and is accessible to everyone. One of the best vantage points for the show is …
The Ezana stone is an artifact from the ancient Kingdom of Aksum, located in the northern region of east Africa. King Ezana ruled the ancient Aksumite kingdom in the Horn of Africa from AD 330 to 356. There are three languages inscribed on the stone, Ge’ez (an ancient Eritrean/Ethiopian language), Sabaean (South Arabian), and Greek. …
One of the most important Masai festivals marks the coming of age of Masai boys who are 12-25 years old. Boys must give away everything that they own. On the day of the ceremony, the boys shave their heads and paint their faces with white chalk, dressed in black cloaks and ostrich-feather headdresses. Then, the …
On dark nights local fishermen head out onto Lake Kivu to fish for isambaza, minnow size fish that are attracted by the light from the lanterns. On a typical night, they attempt to collect 40 kilograms of fish in their nets before returning home.
I never saw a discontented tree. They grip the ground as though they liked it, and though fast rooted they travel about as far as we do. John Muir