Papua New Guinea is one of the most culturally diverse countries on Earth, with over 850 indigenous languages and at least as many traditional societies, out of a population of just under seven million.The PNG Constitution expresses the wish for “traditional villages and communities to remain as viable units of Papua New Guinean society”The word papua [...]
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Church of Nativity walk-through, where Jesus Christ was born [40 Pics]
The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is one of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world. The structure is built over the cave that tradition marks as the birthplace of Jesus of Nazareth, and thus it is considered sacred by Christians. The structure is actually a combination of two churches, with a crypt [...]
Hajj, Pilgrimage to Mecca when Millions Worship in Unison [49 Pics]
What exactly is it that goes on in Mecca? As a non muslim looking on it appears to be an event, or more correctly a pilgrimage, a worship en masse, bigger then any other in the world. And it happens every year. Well the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Hajj just announced that Hajj, the pilgrimage [...]