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Auteur : Frederic Alix
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Discover the Cheraw, the traditional Bamboo Dance of the Mizo people, through its history, symbolism, and cultural significance. Based on my journey to Chin State, Myanmar, in 2019, this article explores a fascinating living tradition shared across the highlands of India and Myanmar, illustrated with photographs and videos.
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Chin Hills in Myanmar: a land of raw beauty and steep, rocky climbs. Alone on a motorbike, climbing into Myanmar’s Chin Hills, I was scared, though I’d never admit it then. Between churches perched on ridges, a quiet temple under the stars, and beers shared with the customs officer, fear slowly turned into something else.…
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I went to Chengdu to see giant pandas. I came back thinking about a russet ghost I never actually saw — and about everything that hides in plain sight when you’re not looking for it.
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À Chengdu, entre pandas géants et rouges, j’ai découvert deux mondes : l’un imposant et paisible, l’autre discret et élégant. Ma première rencontre avec le panda rouge, ce félin des montagnes.
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Au pied du rocher de Sigiriya, cet Acte V explore la construction de l’identitĂ© de Lanka. Entre l’arrivĂ©e politique de la relique de la Dent par Hemamala en 313 et le parricide du roi Kashyapa en 477, le peuple mĂ©tissĂ© s’approprie les symboles royaux. Une fresque théâtrale oĂą l’art et la mĂ©moire populaire survivent Ă …
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A new legend rewritten: On the border of Lanna, a scribe is sent to spy on Laplae, a hidden matrilineal enclave. There, he discovers a Lawa society without locks or armies, ruled by the refusal to lie and reverence for the Earth. Confronted by the wisdom of the mothers, the scribe sees his certainties collapse…
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Lanka, IIᵉ siècle av. J.-C. : un moine réécrit l’Histoire sous l’œil ironique du dieu Murugan. Entre cloche de justice et épées, deux rois justes s’affrontent, tandis que les esprits de la forêt murmurent : l’Histoire n’est qu’une question… et non une réponse. Une fable décoloniale sur qui écrit – et qui est effacé.
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The Isle of Demons became the Dharma’s sanctuary. The Buddha’s teachings, passed down by memory, were etched onto palm leaves in Aluvihara. Lanka, once a cursed land, became the eternal guardian of the original word.
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L’île des démons devint le sanctuaire du Dharma. Les enseignements du Bouddha, transmis oralement, furent gravés sur des feuilles de palmier à Aluvihara. Lanka, terre jadis maudite, devint la gardienne éternelle de la parole originale.
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Thailand’s shadow theatre: Nang Talung, a lively street art with satirical folk tales, and Nang Yai, a royal tradition performing the Ramakian epic. One is popular and free-spirited; the other sacred and temple-bound. Both keep ancient stories alive through leather puppets and dance.
