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Rahima
 Post subject: Culture Vulture - Cocktail of Cultures around the world
PostPosted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 4:30 pm 
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* DOGON COUNTRY

The Dogon country is one of the most extraordinary places on earth. In the 11th century, the Dogons fled the advancing Arabs coming from the north, and found shelter in one of West Africa's most inhospitable areas. Protection from their enemies was obtained by building their villages high up on the vertical faces of the 125 miles long escarpment. Multi-storey houses, granaries and burial sites were all built out of harm way. This is such a unique place that the UNESCO declared it a World Heritage site.

The Dogons are animist, worshipping their ancestors and the spirits of nature. They have preserved their traditions down through the centuries and, are considered to be one of the most original civilizations of West Africa.
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Check this link out guys - its a remote tribe that was only recently discovered, I'm assuming, in protected areas of the Amazon forest.
They look well ticked off thou!...ticked off orangey-red men :shock:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery ... =334475062
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