Written by Paula Góes With their herbs, gestures, prayers and comforting words, the “doctors of the people” are an important element of Brazilian popular culture and religious syncretism. Folk healers are found throughout the country, but play a special role in remote areas, where medical professionals are scarce and allopathic medicine is inaccessible. In a […]
Argentina: The Price of the Popular Yerba Mate Goes Up
Written by Laura Schneider Translated byGreg Ahlswede Starting on April 1, 2012, the price of yerba mate increased from 50 to 100%. An increase which directly hurts Argentinians’ wallets. On Twitter, Sebas (@pepinorios [1]) commented: Hasta la tradición nos están haciendo difícil acceder. #Yerba [2] Now they’re even making it difficult for us to stick to tradition. #Yerba [2] Mate […]
In Chile, A Proper Funeral for VÃctor Jara
Thirty-six years after his death, Chilean singer songwriter Víctor Jara had a proper funeral. A crowd of thousands of artists, public figures, fans and militants gathered on December 3 in Santiago [es] to pay homage to the musician, theatre director and activist who was murdered during Pinochet’s military coup. The funeral was attended also by […]
Si la forma es el fondo, ¿entonces el relato es la historia?
La disciplina de la historia ha pasado por varias crisis desde el siglo XIX. (Como dirían los Mythbusters: ¡Precaución, contenido científico!, jejeje). Sigamos: la historia ha sido usada de varias formas desde hace miles de años; los relatos épicos sirvieron para darle identidad a esos grupos sociales que con el paso del tiempo se convirtieron […]
Poetry and Spanish Permanent Links for Sahrawi Culture
Posted by Renata Avila to Global Voices Online For some cultures, it is food, for others it is music, and many cultures show their character in their architecture. For Western Sahara, one of their cultural characteristics is the oral tradition, and poetry is meaningful for Sahrawis. This literature becomes a large part of their lives. […]
Complete list of 2007 Bar Passers
Here is the complete list of 2007 Bar Passsers (in alphabetical order) 1. ABALUS, Karen Anne M. 2. ABARDO-ESTRADA, Imee M. 3. ABARQUEZ, Carlo E. 4. ABDULLAH, Princess Shanihar A. 5. ABELLA, Johanna R. 6. ABISO, Meriame Joy D. 7. ABLOLA, Maricez J. 8. ABUNDABAR, Rhys Michael S. 9. ACEDILLO, Noelle T. 10. ACENA, Anna […]