Food Culture

Food plays a wide role within a culture and society, which helps solidify its place as a powerful component of identity formation. This includes how people relate to food, social customs surrounding food and sharing food, nutritional profiles of national diets, and overviews of specific ingredients.

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April 4, 2022

Ramadan and Eid in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Ramadan is the Muslim holy month when followers are expected to fast, not drinking or eating from sunrise to sunset. During this month, daily life is molded around the fast. Ramadan ends with Eid al-Fitr, a feast and celebration. Kyrgyzstan is a majority Muslim nation and Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr are major parts of the […]

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Maslenitsa: Student Observations

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