Culture Vulture Challenge - August Update
Are you ready to feast on some Culture?
The #culturevulture challenge has really taken off this month with entries from all over the world. I am happy to announce that as its going from strength to strength there will be some exciting additions for next months challenge. There is still time to enter this months challenge.
It's time to get writing and digging out some great photos from those family albums!
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Culture Vulture
The tag #culturevulture is a place here on Steemit, where you can share something unique about your country with the world. Instead of being a post about travel or tourism this tag is about sharing local experiences.
Inspiration
If your eager to get writing on Steemit and you don't have material this tag might be just the thing to get you going.
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Inspiration is all around us. It may be a daily ritual where you live or a local passion that always reminds you of home.
Here I will call out some recent posts from the past week that stand out and really capture the spirit and the vision of this tag. There have been so many already this month, this is just a small selection but for more you can check out the #culturevulture tag. Winners of this months prize will be announced at the end of the month, but I have no doubt these posts are in the shortlist.
Festivals
This is a natural place to post about festivals and celebrations from around the world.
The Philippines' Sinulog-Santo Niño Festival
Image Source @dandalion
Commemorate The Anniversary Of The Republic Of Indonesia
Image Source @elhakimi
Music
People express their culture and heritage through art and music. I love posts about traditional instruments from around the world and what the music means to you.
The Childrens Practice the Rapa'i
Image Source @zulfadliekawom
Culture
Expressions and gestures vary from country to country. It may be a gesture or a certain word but travellers often don't get it or fail to fully appreciate the nuances of language when they travel.
Learn The South African Lingo - Yup, We're Pretty Cool!
Image Source @sweetpea
Customs
Every country, even region has unique customs. Isn't it so much more fun to stay in local accommodation when you travel. You get to experience local customs instead of the generic 5 Star treatment that some hotels offer.
This week @abelpasai shared the tradition of gift giving to the wedding party and welcoming the new bride into the home.
"Peuneuwoe" - The wedding gift in my country
Image Source @abelpasai
Traditions
There have been several great posts about Marriages and weddings. Culture Vulture is a natural place to post about these family celebrations. One of my lasting experiences from travelling was a wedding I was invited to in India, and another in Syria. In my culture weddings are small family affairs. You would never invite a stranger or people you only knew for a short time. Here you can experience an event that you may not get invited to when you are abroad.
the defining moment - Bescouted Photo Contest -week 1- Entry 1 - Portraits
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Food
Food is something that always reminds you of home, and of other countries. There have been so many wonderful entries this month. Here is a selection from the last week.
Image Source @ejhaasteem
Cow's tongue: A taste of Sendai, Japan
Image Source @musingsltd
Enjoying a Unique Dinner "Kupi Khoup" Typical Meulabouh City
Image Source @zulfadliekawom
Typical Foods of Aceh Make Hooked
Image Source @azirgraff
Time For A Bunny? Durban South Africa - Home Of The Bunny Chow! *no real bunnies were harmed
Image Source @sweetpea
Recipe : Meuseukat is beautiful cake and delicious typical aceh
Image Source @muftykutink
Other Contributions
My last contribution to this challenge is part of a series on Irish Pubs in Ireland, The Irish Pub & A Dirty Old Town...
@boxcarblue has a fantastic series going "This is Japan", which I would highly recommend checking out. The latest post is about the Nuttari Fighting Festival.
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Tell us a bit about the ritual and fill in the details about why, how, and the cultural background. Don't forget a few pictures to bring it to life. We prefer posts with some original photography. It's ok to use some stock photos (but reference the source) as long as these photos are not the main focus of the post. We are looking to reward original stories for this challenge.
For more details about the rules and examples of what we are interested in check out this months announcement post Culture Vulture Challenge August $30 SBD Prize
July Challenge
50 SBD was paid out in the July Challenge. The results can be found at https://steemit.com/culturevulture/@eroche/culture-vulture-challenge-july-results
Thanks
Many thanks to @boxcarblue and @deanliu for a generous donation to the prize fund this month.
A big thank you to all those who have taken part. If you wish to support this challenge you may write an article, donate to the monthly prize fund, spread the word, resteem or most importantly check out the tag from time to time and comment and upvote peoples posts. Thank you for reading.
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This sounds great! My two children are half Moroccan,
the oldest is 21 years old, my son Adil and daughter Layla, 10.
I have lots of pictures of the holidays and their culture and stories too!
Fantastic, I look forward to reading. Thanks for the resteem too :)
Amazing world! Thanks for bringing it to our fingertips! :)
It was good to read about different cultures to see how people live all round the world,very interesting and keep up the good work.
It's a great idea! A great way to share through this competition. Always interesting to learn about the culture and customs of different countries and peoples. Festivals, holidays, traditions, national cuisine... we will be able to share all this. Be sure to take part. My voice and resteem. Good luck in the contest!!!
Thanks for your support. I haven't seen any entries from Russia yet wink wink 😏
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Love the diversity of this challenge!