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Brasil

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World Wide Customs: Brasil BRASIL: Carnival  (in Portuguese: Carnaval) is a Catholic event by origin, but is also rooted in European pagan traditions. Originally, Carnival was a  food festival , because it was the last time to eat abundantly before the 40 days of Lent, a period of frugality starting on Ash Wednesday. Legend says the word 'Carnaval' was derived from the Latin expression 'carne vale' which translates as 'farewell to the meat'. Gradually the tradition was created to go once a year onto the streets to have a  party together . Musical styles and other customs merged over time. Only in 1917 this culminated  in the invention of the  samba ,  very much a product of the                  mutual love for music of the former colonists and the former slaves.  In Rio de Janeiro, the first samba schools were established in the early 1920s; the first sa...
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Namibia

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World Wide Customs: Namibia NAMIBIA: (1) The actual traditional way of dressing in Namibia is the one of the girl in the middle in the photo (1): they didn't really dress much! They belonged to a group called " Himba " (2): precisely they're part of  a semi-nomadic, pastoral tribe. The tall and slender Himba women show off unique hairstyles (3) that are complicated and require hours of preparation. It involves braiding her hair and covering it in an unusual mixture of butter and ochre. (2) (3) To get protection from the sun, women use butter, ochre, and mud to prepare a paste " otjize " (4) that on being applied to the skin, gives them a reddish hue, symbolizing the significant unification of the earth’s red color and blood. (4) Women, on the other hand, wear skirt  like dresses (5) that are made from calf skin and remain bare-breasted  throughout their lives. ...
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Bruxelles

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World Wilde Customs : Bruxelles Bruxelles  (1) Traditional Belgian clothing is now only worn on special occasions at festivals, such as the Shrove Tuesday Carnival in Binche. This event is the closest demonstration of traditional ethnic clothing and imitates the Wallonia region's traditional costume. Flanders and Brussels have their own variations. (2) The national Belgian costume for men features a smock and beret. It is brightly colored, and it features a large white collar and wooden shoes. The national costume for women is a special gown with Celtic trimming and colorful beads, which is worn over a white chemise. Both are significantly influenced by French traditional dress.  French culture dominates Belgian traditional dress, as Belgium has been heavily inhabited by the French, Dutch and Flemish. The diverse ethnic groups in modern Belgium each have their own versions of a national costume. In rural areas of Belgium, visitors can still ...
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