Hanging around after Death : The Suspended Burial Customs of theTana Toraja
"The Toraja Tribe of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, is known for the cheerful way of treating death, and its unique burial grounds carved in sheer rock."
BBC's Stunning Human Planet - Web exclusive series trailer
Two years shooting over 70 stories in some of the most remote locations on earth spanning about 40 countries. Each episode of the series focuses on a different human-inhabited environment, including deserts, jungles, the Arctic, grasslands, rivers, mountains, oceans, and the urban landscape.
Human Planet Explorer - BBC video and audio clips documenting the stories of man's relationship with nature
Human Planet Gallery - Photo Gallery of the Human Planet series
Watch the popout version via youtube.com
A Sacred Dogon Fishing Ritual Known as “Antogo”
via youtube.com
"Mali, and the village of Bamba in the north of Dogon country, where, since the beginning, that is to say since the Dogon arrived in this magic land in Mali long ago, a sacred fishing ritual is practiced, known as “Antogo”. A small yet very powerful lake rests just beneath Bamba. Antogo is celebrated only once a year, and only on this day is fishing allowed on the lake, it is strictly prohibited on any other day of the year." via Reportage
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