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Paveni Pi Mai Muang—New Year Festival of Chiang Mai

Annually, from 13 to 15 April, the people of Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia celebrate their traditional New Year—Paveni Pi Mai Muang or the Songkran […]
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Dhamrai Metal Crafts—the Saga of a Rich Cultural Heritage

Dhamrai, the main center of metal casting in Bangladesh, is located about thirty-nine kilometers northwest of Dhaka, the capital city. A visitor to the quiet […]
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A Procession through the City: Festival of Thaipusam in Singapore

Singapore as a secular, multi-cultural, and multi-religious city state has had processions as part of its socio-religious fabric since the nineteenth century. Thaipusam, observed in […]
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ICH and Regeneration

Heritage is not only our inheritance from the past but also an important factor shaping our present and future. Every human settlement with a history […]
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Thundukuna Community or Mat Weaving Artisans in Maldives

Thundukuna is a special mat woven from reeds indigenous to the marshlands of Maldives. The reed is locally known as hau. Mat weaving from hau […]
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Paveni Pi Mai Muang—New Year Festival of Chiang Mai