Famadihana, or turning over the dead, is a funeral custom found in the highlands of Madagascar. It is an important part of ancestor worship. Depending on the family and how much money they have, the dead may be turned over several times...
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In this collection in three parts: Le mot ment de dire vrai - L'au-delà source - Vert l'Orient, Eric Chazot unveils 143 poems to translate love, desire, illusion, voluptuousness, the passing of time, hope and necessity...
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To mark the centenary of Marcel Proust's death on 18 November 1922, philosopher and sociologist Bertrand Méheust has published Proust Voyant (1). The author, a historian of metapsychology, highlights a totally overlooked aspect of the work of this great...
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It was in the Sôrak mountains in South Korea that we met Park Dong Jun, a member of the Simmani brotherhood of wild ginseng seekers. Photographer Pierre Bessard had the privilege of following him as he...
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The Hôtel de Caumont in Aix-en-Provence is presenting around sixty works by the great artist from Nice from an unprecedented angle: that of the intimate. Internationally renowned for his monochrome paintings and his famous IKB (International Klein Blue) pigment, for which he registered a patent in 1960...
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Theiraffe women, Burmese refugees from the Padaung ethnic group, are confined to villages guarded by the Thai authorities.
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It was in Borneo, in Sarawak, that we met an Iban tribe and spent a few days in a longhouse, a traditional "longhouse" sometimes described as a "village under one roof". A habitat perfectly adapted to the equatorial environment, but threatened...
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Criss-crossed by an extensive network of footpaths, the cirque of Mafate, accessible only on foot, is one of the island's hiking myths. Wild and enchanting, Mafate has to be earned. But what beauty! The noise of man never reaches it...
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Opening in Marseille in June 2022, Cosquer Méditerranée reproduces a major site in the history of Palaeolithic cave art. This underwater cave, the only one of its kind in the world, was listed as a historic monument in 1992. We take a look at this jewel in the crown of...
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