Tradition
137 Threads
1. How Tradition Liberates – Hoysala Sculpture and the Freedom of Tradition A common contemporary misconception is that tradition binds and modernity frees. Nothing can be further...
Ìkúnlẹ̀ Abiyamọ (kneeling posture of a woman in labour)… Before the coming of the British, the main birthing position for a woman in Yorubaland was kneeling down. This posture is...
I'm attending a marriage today. You might ask why it deserve a tweet. Well groom is dead actually. And bride is dead too. Like about 30 years ago. And their marriage is today. For...
Scars of love;Meet the tribe where women are brutally flogged for marriage. Thread! https://t.co/A8wgCY9b08
they say we need strength, wealth and IQ to preserve dharma. ok, got it. now, how are we going to do this? they say we can do this by laying waste to Bhu Devi, joining the white...
@Hadithoftheday White. White is a colour recommended (mustahabb) for the living to wear and for the dead to be shrouded in. “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Wear your white cloth...
The Importance of Tradition (and the danger of modernisation) A short thread... https://t.co/KLftd6WwUC
ॐ दुं दुर्गायै नमः OFFERING LEMON DIYA TO DURGA DEVI ; SIGNIFICANCE 🪔 https://t.co/psvmymD825
Nehru’s sober take on how we are the heirs of thousands of years, of all these ages; in direct line with the ancients from beyond the Bronze Age, but if we are the heirs of the goo...
The African tribe that offers sex to Visitors and Swap Partners. https://t.co/jhteZsJ05C
In Muslim countries, tea is more than just a hot drink. It is very important to the heritage, traditions and cultures in which it originates. For #InternationalTeaDay we celebrate...
Pallanguzhi : A must traditional indoor game to improve our IQ - This is a popular southern traditional indoor family game played by all ages - A 2 player strategy based game...
In a Hindu home, the main door is extremely important. It is adorned with toran and other religiously significant items. It represents the divide between the inner and outside worl...
Why We Play Bells in Temples? Our culture is incomplete without the Ghanta (bell). At the start of any puja, bell chimes can be heard. #Thread https://t.co/sjzaBzJLmo
Why Does India Use Gobar on Its Walls and Floors? #Thread https://t.co/Kj4hAJ2HAe
“Against new clothes” 👚🤔 Your great Eid is a day for forgiveness, not to rush to show off your fine clothes. Some folks in new clothes have ragged faith, the lands they pass throug...
#Eid_alfitr #Saudi #Arabia #Makkah #culture #tradition #Hijaz I'm gonna write a breif discussion for Eid Alfitr in Saudi Arabia,and my hometown https://t.co/UTVBXeXD9T genral it's...
Today is Sri Sri Shakuntala Rakshakali Puja. One of the biggest Puja of Hooghly dist. & the biggest of Konnagar. On this day, entire Konnagar doesn't sleep. The Nabagram-vasis wait...
This weekend in Zambia 🇿🇲 an incredible & spectacular ceremony is taking place of the movement of the #Litunga King of the Lozi across the Zambezi Floodplain system. It’s called #K...
Whenever my father wanted to give money to my mother for feeding, he will give it to her through me or my younger brother. When my sister was born, she became his money transfer ch...
Chechen Graves of Martyrs, the poles are called "ХIолламаш" (Hollamash) They are only erected by the graves of men who died while fighting in war. This tradition dates to the 18th...
Why a Tulsi plant in the courtyard of the house? “. Every good family has a Tulsi plant in its aangan. It gives a Hindu family a special identity. Women by worshipping it protect...
#Mahashivratri Thread on how to observe the fast. It has also been said that Shuklayjurveda is very dear to Bhagwan Shiva. वेदः शिवः शिवो वेदः ll That is why the sages have been...
#Thread A long thread on Vaishnava Tilak The Urdhva Pundra is a tilak worn by Vaishnavites to show that they’re devotees of Vishnu. It’s generally worn on the forehead, but may a...
