Tangibles

Identity formation also occurs around the places we frequent and things we build and interact with. Particularly important places can include the homes we live in, the places where we worship and remember, and the places that we consider unique to our culture. This can also include the clothes we wear, tools we use, and handicrafts we take cultural pride in.  All of these things, being parts of our culture that can be touched and interacted with, are tangibles, or tangible parts of our culture.

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Banyas in Bishkek – Cultural Experience

Banya (a washing house) has remained a part of the Russian culture since ancient times, carrying all sorts of traditionally obtained meanings including religious, symbolic and medicinal. The banya was officially endorsed by the Soviets as a health facility and its use spread throughout Eurasia. It remains popular for health and recreation throughout the post-Soviet […]

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