#Ancestors

iban women dancing with the head of their enemies. period fun fact:apparently the ritual in the first pic is called "naku antu palak" in which the women will be
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I'm visiting Twitter tonight.I made a drink in my new highball glass. I wanted Southern Comfort & cranberry but didn't have any cranberry. Sangria is the same color, so I
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When I saw the Karen discourse take place I didn’t say anything, because I was waiting to see which of those people so upset by that term would speak up
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1/9| Consider a different perspective on this (& note I left home at 18 and rejected even offered fam help not long later):People generally need social connection (you a probably
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Kakudmi's daughter Revati was so beautiful and so accomplished that when she reached a marriageable age, Kakudmi, thinking no one upon earth was worthy of her, went to the Creator
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The man who shook the British crown was born 113 years ago today.His slogan 'Inquilab Zindabad' is an anti-national word today. Bhagat Singh once beautifully explained the real meaning of
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& a nuanced thread from my biased political perspective.It should be no surprise that I view the Turkish government suspiciously. I do however seperate the people of Turkey from
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Three years ago I went to the Smithsonian African American musuem in DC. I should’ve done a thread! So let me do one today. This is the best Smithsonian musuem
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This is a really thorough thread and worth a read especially if you're at the beginning of your occult and magical journey, and even more if you have any mental
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So, I watched BLACK PANTHER again this week. I wasn't and am no one fo those who had some sort of religious experience over this film. I've been reading comics
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Piece of History Saudi Arabia Vs Ottomans The Ottomans ruled Arabia for a period of 642 years, and their rule, as we have explained in multiple tweets, was
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In a few days time it will be #China’s first annual festival of the dead, #QingMingFestival, the country’s version of Remembrance Day combined with ancestors day. Over the last decade
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Good news arrives in the middle of catastrophe--https://twitter.com/nightboatbooks/status/1247576533784498176 I am so grateful to the editors and staff @nightboatbooks for all the efforts they have made to envision this double-bodied book
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Why we worship Ficus religiosa or Sacred fig tree. In the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna says, I am the Peepal tree (ashvattha) among the trees. Hence people consider it to
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From Aesop to Rap: The History of African Oral Storytelling Thank you to everybody who has read, liked, retweeted, and commented on the stories I've told so far. I hope
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On this #AfricaDay2020 , I want to appreciate my favourite African women thought leaders of our time. Thread alert with your fave’s faves.@wunpini_fm @Judicaelle_ @ObongAnwanSalem @BarbaraNtumy @OhTimehin @OlivetteOtele @milkiway3125
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