ceremonies

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Pyongyang’s Massive Monuments – North Korea at Night

The sky lit-up and exploded RED as I watched celebrations in Pyongyang. For me, 2018 began in North Korea at night amid Kim Il-sung Square and Mansudae Grand Monument.

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Maya Festival of San Francisco de Asis

The colorful, Maya San Francisco de Asis Festival in Guatemala is held over a period of days in early October.

Maximon – The Mighty Maya God That Smokes & Drinks

On my birthday, I go to the village of Santiago Atitlan to pay homage to Maximon - a Maya god that smokes + drinks.

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Christmas at the Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela – Ethiopia

In 1994, I hitchhiked to the remote rock-hewn churches of Lalibela — known in Medieval times as “The Jerusalem of Ethiopia” — where I had a surreal Christmas Day.