traditions
See photos of the long-haired women of Argentina
The series by Irina Werning pays homage to a cultural belief that to cut off your hair is to cut off your thoughts.
See photos of the long-haired women of Argentina
The series by Irina Werning pays homage to a cultural belief that to cut off your hair is to cut off your thoughts.
Only Seven Families Are Allowed to Live in This 'Cursed' Indonesian Village
Residents of Pitu believe their land is sacred, allowing only their direct descendants to reside there.
This Mexican Town Celebrates Its Namesake Saint with Exploding Hammers
Despite several attempts to ban the practice and the handful of injuries it regularly causes, the tradition has carried on for 300 years.
Here’s Why Some Hindus Spent Their Weekend Hanging From Hooks and Lying Down on Nails
People in West Bengal, Bangladesh and Northeast India are celebrating Charak, a Hindu festival that involves turning devotees into a human spinning wheel.
A Photographer Takes the Bull by the Horns in His Jallikattu Series
Ryan Lobo wrestles with the controversial tradition of bull-baiting in Tamil Nadu.
What's Behind My Fear of Peeing Outside, Society or Spirits?
Giving new meaning to the phrase, "scared the piss out of me."
The Strangest Gifts Serbian Doctors Have Received from Patients
Are you bribing your doctor or just saying thanks for that time she saved your leg?
Kent Monkman’s Massive Renaissance-Style Paintings Upend Colonial Narratives
Kent Monkman is on a quest to squeeze as much throbbing detail into his energetic canvases as humanly possible.