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In African culture, close ties exist between the living and the dead, and for the Malagasy people, burial tombs are of the utmost importance. These tombs are often seen while travelling in Madagascar; they consist of clusters of highly decorated buildings that house the dead. These houses contain no windows and are surrounded by a tall wall for protection.
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Frequently improvised, the words of calypso songs are witty and humorous and convey popular attitudes on social, political, or economic problems.
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Hula is one of the most famous icons of Hawai’ian culture, yet years of mass tourism have made the dance into a garish tourist spectacle that does not display it’s rich and varied history.
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Lotte World is South Korea in a nutshell – bizarre yet familiar. Lotte World in Seoul is the world’s largest indoor amusement park and it has its own ice skating rink, hotel, swimming pool and the Disney-clone Lotte World Adventure.
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Capoeira is not merely a sport but a combination of gymnastics, dance, martial arts meeting music, culture, history and knowledge. The player must balance the physical with the mental. Today, it’s part fight, part game, part ballet.
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