Although decorative African house painting is not limited to the Ndebele women of South Africa, over the past 200 years, it certainly is associated with their people. Bright, beautiful designs, most geometric and symmetrical, are painted on the outside, andRead More →
Drie Stokkies Game is an indigenous game to South Africa. It is a long distance jumping game. It is made up of two teams and only requires 3 long sticks/branches to play. To make the game more meaningful, you mayRead More →
In Ireland the Brigid cross is associated with St. Brigid, one of the patron saints of Ireland. Brigid was born in Ireland in 450 A.D. It is told that she wove this cross while attending to a dying man. ThroughRead More →
Since 2500 BCE, weaving has been important to the culture of Peru. Peruvians herd sheep, llamas and alpaca, spin the fleece into yarns, then weave the yarns into beautiful pieces of cloth. Designs woven into the fabric were used asRead More →
Peruvian retablos are brightly decorated portable wooden boxes containing clay figures that depict scenes of religious, historic, or everyday events. The Spanish word “retablo” translates to mean “altarpiece” or “behind the alter”. Originally, these were crafted in Spain during theRead More →
Vassily Kandinsky was born on December 16, 1866, in Moscow. Although originally trained in law and economics, his true love was art, and he changed fields and pursued his dream. Kandinsky was an Impressionist artist, and was credited with creatingRead More →
Brandubh is an traditional Gaelic game that has been played in Ireland for over 1,000 years. In Gaelic, Brandubh means Black Raven. It is relatively simple to learn the game, but can take quite a while to master the gameRead More →
On February 15th, 1965, the modern Canadian flag, baring the iconic red maple leaf, was official raised in Canada. Today, it is hard to think of Canada without thinking about the red maple leaf symbol. It is often believed thatRead More →
Although it is believed that a form of bocce ball may have been played as early as 5000 B.C. in Eygpt, the game became popular with the ancient Romans and Greeks. Over the centuries the game spread throughout Europe. TheRead More →
The use of Chinese lanterns dates back to the first century A.D. First used chiefly to provide light, later, they were used by monks to pay homage to Buddha. Today, they are still used in Chinese celebrations, especially Lantern Festival,Read More →
