Easter in Full Swing
“So high, the highest Hemp” -‘Big Hemp’ Slavic Easter song Family around the swing, 1890’s Easter in Full Swing Across the world families wake Easter morning to hunt for eggs with a huge meal to follow, sliding Read More …
Tag: tradition
Honoring Fresh Green, 1932
Japanese custom on New Year’s Eve, monks in traditional costumes count the last seconds of the old year with an hourglass and welcome the new year by honoring fresh green leaves on a bush. Japan, 1932
Winter’s Most Important Venue, 1900’s
“During the winter, the most important venue for community life was spinning.” Hungary, early 1900’s
Hemp Seed Soup for the Soul
Viejos comiendo sopa (Two Old Men Eating Soup), by Francisco Goya 1819-1823 Hemp Seed Soup for the Soul: A Christmas Eve Classic Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house All the creatures were stirring, especially the Read More …
Dance of the Hemp Dragon
舞麻龙 “hemp Dragon Dance”, Sichuan Province, China Dance of the Hemp Dragon Ancient Chinese hemp harvest festival’s created a magical day of celebration. This celebration would birth a magical creature… The Hemp Dragon… For the Qiang people living Read More …