Tag Archives: Tradition
The Merry Shopkeepers of Bukchon.
There’s a neighbourhood, in Seoul, called Bukchon. Traditional and small-towny in a city of tens of millions, it’s familiar to Instagrammers worldwide. Bukchon has many charms. There are windy hill roads and villas for which the term leafy has, undoubtedly, been coined. … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, South Korea
Tagged Art, Autumn, Autumn colour, B&W, Bukchon, Bukchon photographer, Fall, Hanok, Hanok village, Individually owned shops, Korea, Maple, People, Photography, project, Seoul, Shops, South Korea, Street art, Street photography, Tradition, Traditional houses, Villas, Woods
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Sacred and Profane – The art of the Neapolitan Nativity scene
When, in a remote Italian village, Saint Francis of Assisi put a baby in a crib well padded with hay, under the watchful eye of an ox and a donkey, he couldn’t have possibly foreseen what his idea to re-enact … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Faith, Italy, Napoli, Overlooked locations
Tagged Christianity, Christmas, Crib, Italia, Italy, Naples, Napoli, Nativity scene, Pazzariello, Presepe, Pulcinella, Tradition
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