''World cultural traditions are tagged by UN for preservation - Some of the world's most distinctive cultural traditions on Tuesday were listed by UNESCO as intangible elements of world heritage that should be protected from the effects of globalization. Among the traditions are French gastronomy, Spanish flamenco, the Argentine tango and Turkish oil wrestling.''
Title and subtitle from UN wire sumary.
I would add Irish traditional dancing.
Reply to this I dont understand why Cannibalism is treated with such disgust and horror through eurocentric eyes. In PNG cannibalism while banned by the white man is an honourable way to pay hommage to a respected tribal elder
after they have passed on. Human sacrifice is a totally different matter but along came the missionaries and banned a 40,000 year old practice of the strengths and qualities of a person being passed onto their family/tribe members post death. Papuans see this as a sign of paying respect in a very spiritual and private manner.
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