The boy in the picture is celebrating the fire festival in a village surrounding Tamale, the Northern Regional capital of Ghana. The fire festival (Bugum) is observed by Muslims here to mark the landing of prophet Noah's Ark after the flood. It is...
Volunteers Casimir and Stephanie work with Mohammed and Adam to make their torches to burn for Fire Festival, an event that takes place in the northern region of Ghana. This photo was taken at my house in December of 2010.
Tewe Vaval ceremony as celebrated by the native Kalinago tribe to mark the end of "King Carnival". A colorful cardboard coffin effigy of the "King" is slowly paraded up and down the streets in Kalanago territory to the sound of repeated chants,...
This photograph was taken in July 2011 at my school. One of the many ceremonies and traditions that I've experienced while teaching in Indonesia-- but this one has got to be the hottest---is every day the new students (10th graders) would bring...
Guatemalan kids love fire crackers, especially as a tradition many take part in during the holidays. Stores always sell fire crackers and in December 2011 just before Christmas many were being lit and set off here in the highlands of Guatemala.