Every custom, folklore, tradition and value system across Eastern cultures is heavily influenced by religion. Secularisation of society and mass tourism pose real threats to these shared beliefs and traditional ways of life. Traditional dress is already on its way out and language, customs and value systems are constantly under assault from global media.
Imagine a homogenous world without cultural variations. That would be a tragedy of huge proportions.
“Every view of the world that becomes extinct,
every culture that disappears,
diminishes a possibility of life.”
~ Octavio Paz
Until next time…happy travels no matter where life takes you.
The verse included in this nice album made me recall the sad destruction of the Bamiyan statues of Afghanistan…I love tradition too and believe that its beauty should be retained in some manner with progress and development.
Terrific pictures! Love them!
Uff…Lovely pics all of them Madhu!
gorgeous and wonderful blog you have. I will come back later to look around more.
groetjes, Francina