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    • The Baptism

    • The Baptism

    • Ceremonies; Religion; Traditional dress

    • I participated in many religious festivities in my predominantly Islamic community. On the seventh morning after a child’s birth, the baptism takes place where the infant is blessed and formally named. Here, my friend Kadi holds her newborn. ...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Eid El Kbir Aftermath in Morocco

    • Eid El Kbir Aftermath in Morocco

    • Celebrations; Ceremonies; Animals

    • This photo was taken the afternoon of Eid El Kbir in my host family's home in Amizmiz, Morocco. Every year, on the morning of the Eid, each Muslim home slaughters a sheep in honor of Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son to God, but instead...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Celebration of the mountains

    • Celebration of the mountains

    • Ceremonies; Host community friends; Volunteers

    • This photo was taken on 6 Sept. 2010 at a Monastery in Bulgaria. The 6th of September is a major holiday for the town. Everyone hikes to the monastery ruins, for blessings from the priest and a picnic. The picture shows me and people from the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • P and Z Dancing the Horo

    • P and Z Dancing the Horo

    • Dance; Traditional dress; Host families; Swearing-in ceremonies

    • This photos was taken shortly after the Peace Corps swearing-in ceremony in Bulgaria on June 10, 2011. After the ceremony volunteers new and old and their host families and friends went out to the Plaza for music and dancing. As a brand new Peace...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Mayan Princess

    • Mayan Princess

    • Host community friends; Traditional dress; Ceremonies

    • This photo was taken in Guatemala during the annual Rabin Ajaw (Mayan Princess) election on July 28th, 2011. The girl and young woman are dressed in traditional Mayan clothing to celebrate Guatemala's largest cultural event and carry incense to...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Going for gold

    • Going for gold

    • Host community friends; Volunteers; ceremonies

    • In this photo, I had just begun my service as a Peace Corps Volunteer a week prior. I was fascinated by all of the activities they had during the "Fiestas Patronales", or Patron Saint Festivals. The festivities are compared to the U.S.'s county...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • At the Fatelle

    • At the Fatelle

    • Host families; Swearing-in ceremonies

    • Dan & Donna sitting with the host family mother and father (Sina & Faiva) at the party the night we were sworn in as Peace Corps Volunteers for Tuvalu. The white around the necks is baby powder; it is a custom in Tuvalu to show appreciation during...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Chris George, Sultanate of Oman

    • Chris George, Sultanate of Oman

    • Traditional dress; ceremonies

    • This photograph of Chris (on the left against the back wall) meeting with Omanis was taken by a Volunteer while on a field trip in Oman. Also in the photo is Abdulla from 1977-79. Three men were Peace Corps Volunteers with the Department of...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • PC Tuvalu Departure

    • PC Tuvalu Departure

    • Volunteers; Close of Service (COS); Ceremonies

    • Scott and Myra Erickson preparing to depart Tuvalu following the completion of two and a half years of service on Nukulaelae atoll, November 1982. Our departure followed the first visit of her majesty Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip to Tuvalu.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Ava Ceremony

    • Ava Ceremony

    • Celebrations; Traditional dress; Ceremonies

    • This photo was taken at St Joseph’s College in Alafua, Samoa in 2004. The Samoans take great pride in the fact that they have maintained a rich cultural heritage in the face of many adversities. These students at St Joseph’s College are...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Baby Naming Ceremony in Ghana

    • Baby Naming Ceremony in Ghana

    • Ceremonies

    • This photo was taken during my best friend's baby naming ceremony in a local church in a fishing village in the Western Region of Ghana. The photo shows a line of women bringing the newborn child to the front to be dedicated and officially named....
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Vegetarian Festival in Phuket

    • Vegetarian Festival in Phuket

    • Ceremonies; Celebrations

    • The Vegetarian Festival is an annual event in Thailand, celebrated especially by Chinese Thais. Specially chosen devotees prepare physically and spiritually before the festival and follow a vegetarian diet. During the event they partake in...
    • Volunteer Photos

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