Kenya traditions Triin Avistu 10.B BENGA Cuisine local brewing industry Natives Purifying fire · Fire is very important for traditional African societies. Some communities keep or use a "holy" fire for religious purposes. They perform a ceremony of purifying the crops when they begin to bear. Part of this ceremony involves lighting the holy fire and carrying it to all the regions. · People look upon it as a "purifying flame," and eagerly wait to catch it with twigs, in order to take it to their homes. It symbolizes the process of death and resurrection, and the concept of renewal over destruction and degeneration. Arts and crafts · Diverse cultures and traditions in Kenya imply very rich source of art work. Every community is known for its special kind of art. The m...
Jan van Eyck Jelena Pertel ja Triin Avistu · Jan van Eyck (või Johannes de Eyck) · Vendade Eyckide elust teatakse kahjuks väga vähe. Noorem vend Jan on sündinud umbes 1390 a. ja suri umbes 1441. On arvatud, et tema vanem vend Hubert sündis 1370 a. ja suri 1426 a. Sageli on Huberti olemasolus kaheldud. · Jani elust ja loomingust on teada, et ta oli aastatel 1422-1424 Haagis Flandria krahvi Jean'i teenistuses ja tegutses 1425. aastast Lille`is Burgundia hertsogi Philippe Hea