#Rwandan wedding

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Good Moaning 🌞

✨I’m glad to be back home and I can post my magical, wonderful, and tiring weekend✨

P.s. how do the baddies who put on makeup regularly do this. Cuz I was ready to snatch those lashes off my face 😭 it was very satisfying taking it off after my lil shenanigans tho (that’s another story) 🤪

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Rwandese groom, Rwanda, by Rwandan wedding

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In Jesse Eisenberg’s new film, a pair of American Jewish cousins on a heritage tour of Poland sneak back onto a train they already had tickets for, after getting off at the wrong stop.

“It’s the principle of the thing,” says Benji, played by Kieran Culkin. “We shouldn’t have to pay for tickets in Poland. This is our country.”

“No it’s not,” says David, played by Eisenberg. “It was our country. They kicked us out because they thought we were cheap.”

It is an exchange that encapsulates the mix of pathos, humor and fast-paced banter that Eisenberg brings to “A Real Pain,” which he wrote and directed in addition to stars in.

Eisenberg, 41, loosely based the script and characters on a composite of real people and experiences, including a 2008 visit with his now-wife to what was once his great-aunt’s house in Poland until 1939 — back when the Eisenbergs were still “Ajzenbergs.”

“I was at this house, I was standing in front of it, and I was expecting to feel something specific and revelatory, and nothing came,” Eisenberg said in a Zoom interview. “That feeling of emptiness kind of stayed with me for a long time. I was trying to diagnose the emptiness, and I was wondering: Is it because I’m an unfeeling person? Or is it because it’s really just impossible to connect to the past in an easy way, in a kind of external way?”

All these years later, “A Real Pain,” which hits theaters Friday, seeks to ask those questions, Eisenberg says: “How do we reconnect to the past? And how do our modern struggles connect to the struggles of our families?”

Eisenberg, best known for his cerebral, often neurotic turns in “The Social Network,” the FX limited series “Fleishman is in Trouble” and a number of Woody Allen films, has returned to the Holocaust as a subject in a number of projects. In 2013 he wrote and starred in “The Revisionist, an off-Broadway play about a Polish survivor of the Holocaust.” In 2020 he took part in a staged reading at New York’s Museum of Jewish Heritage of “The Investigation,” Peter Weiss’ documentary play about the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials of 1963-1965. That same year he played Marcel Marceau in “Resistance,” about the famed mime’s role in the French resistance.

As in “Treasure,” a movie released this year in which Lena Dunham and Stephen Fry star as a daughter and father who travel to Auschwitz, “A Real Pain” is about the main characters’ evolving relationship and about the legacy of the Holocaust on American Jews now two generations removed from the genocide.

In Benji and David Kaplan, viewers are introduced to two very different expressions of trauma: Benji feels everything and has no filter and an ability to get people to open up, while David is overly cautious, analytical and takes medication for obsessive-compulsive disorder.

They set out for Poland while reeling from the death of their grandmother, a Holocaust survivor, joining a tour group of adults much older than they are. The group is led by facts-obsessed guide James (Will Sharpe), and includes Marcia (Jennifer Grey), whose marriage recently fell apart, as well as a survivor of the Rwandan genocide, Eloge (Kurt Egyiawan).

Egyiawan’s character is based on a real person, Eloge Butera, who converted to Judaism because, Eisenberg said, “the only people he felt connected to were older Jewish people who could relate to the experience.” Eisenberg and Butera have stayed in touch since meeting at a wedding years ago, and Eisenberg said he had always thought Butera’s story made him an interesting model for a trip participant.

“As I was writing, of course, it occurred to me that it does this other thing, which is allow the audience to broaden out their perspective,” Eisenberg said from Indiana, wearing the same red Indiana University baseball cap his character wears throughout the film. (Eisenberg dropped out of Hebrew school in his native New York City but has recently begun attending a synagogue in Bloomington, Indiana, where he lives with his family.)

He added, “It allows me to bring in other stories of trauma in a way that’s not kind of academic, but actually in the physical presence of this man who is a survivor.”

As the movie’s characters reckon with their personal and collective trauma, the main characters’ differences come into stark relief. Benji wisecracks his way across the brittle terrain, while David deals with a sense of guilt for ever having felt like his own problems were legitimate.

On a walk with the group, the cousins briefly imagine what their life would be like if the Holocaust didn’t happen. They would probably be religious Jews, Benji thinks, and have beards, and not touch women, according to traditional interpretations of Jewish law. Bottom line: They would likely still live in Poland.

That’s a scenario with some appeal for Eisenberg, who developed such an affection for the country while filming there that he decided to seek citizenship, an option often available to descendants of Polish Holocaust survivors. He will become a citizen this month and formally mark the occasion at the Polish embassy in Washington, D.C., which will also screen the film.

“I think of myself as a New Yorker through and through, because I go to Broadway shows and I was born here, but the reality of my lineage is that we were Polish for a lot longer,” Eisenberg said. “There’s something so kind of sad about the way things can end so abruptly and be forgotten so abruptly, because to remember was so painful, because of the war and because so many people were killed. And so the way I think about it is I’m trying to reconnect.”

Filming in Poland, Eisenberg said, allowed him to experience the generosity of the people living there who worked to tell his family’s story and preserve the memory of the Holocaust, defying his expectations of contemporary Polish cultural attitudes toward the Holocaust.

In 2018, the Polish government, led by the right-wing nationalist Law and Justice Party, passed a law criminalizing speech blaming Poland for crimes committed by the Nazis, part of a broad effort to demand pride in Polish history. (The party was ousted from power last year.) The law created a chilling effect for some stewards of Holocaust history, curbing a public reckoning about the degree to which Poles collaborated with the Nazis.

The crackdown on “unpatriotic” accounts of Polish history also caused a shakeup at the Polin Museum, Poland’s national Jewish museum, where “A Real Pain” had its international premiere in May. A museum leader was pushed out when he sought to stage an exhibit about a wave of antisemitic persecution in 1968. When the museum recently marked its first decade, Eisenberg spoke virtually at the gala.

Eisenberg said the political tensions over Holocaust memory did not encroach on him as he filmed on location, including at the interior of the Majdanek concentration camp, which remains remarkably preserved.

“I’m aware of it in a kind of intellectual way, but my experience there was just the exact opposite,” he said. “I was working with a crew of 150 people who were all eager and working their asses off to try to make my personal family story come to life.”

In gaining permission to film at Majdanek, Eisenberg said he benefited from telling a story that is rooted firmly in the present, even though the camp uniquely lends itself to filmmaking set in the past because it remains in roughly the same condition as it was in when the Nazis operated it.

“A few things were in our favor: Most movies want to shoot in Majdanek, and they want to turn it into 1942 Auschwitz, and they want to have 100 extras in Nazi uniforms running around with guns. We were trying to do the opposite,” Eisenberg said. “What we were trying to do was depict Majdanek as it is now as a tourist site, in an attempt to do the exact thing Majdanek is trying to do itself, which is to try to bring awareness to this, to the horrors that occurred on these grounds.”

He said he had ended up becoming close with a number of young scholars on the staff at the camp memorial. “Our relationship started off with suspicion,” Eisenberg recalled, “and wound up as a beautiful meeting of the minds.”

Eisenberg said he believed that collaborating with others around his age — removed by generations from direct connection with the Holocaust — enabled “A Real Pain” to channel a fresh approach to grappling with the past.

“I’m in a younger generation,” he said. “I have enough distance to go to Poland … and not feel the kind of visceral memories of pain, but going there with an open heart and mind and meeting people who I love and who are contemporaries and friends and who are working to make the world a better place.”

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What do i think about when a country is mentioned or what do I associate it with

Algeria - Sahara desert

Angola - thumb pianos, Luanda being an incredibly expensive place to live

Benin - dahomey, voodoo

Botswana - diamonds and the fact that it has been called the success story of Africa

Burkina Faso - Ouagadougou formerly called upper volta.

Burundi - drums used during a revolution there. Gorillas

Cabo Verde - the shape of the country is like a ring of islands all around another island

Cameroon - soccer, limnically active lakes

Central African Republic - the French language

Chad - Lake Chad, Taureg People particularly the blue headscarves

Comoros - Anjouan Moheli and Grand Comore. Has had lots of coups

Congo DRC - my sister is into epidemiology so she talks about it a lot.

Congo - across a river from Brazzaville is Kinsasha

Cote d'Ivoire - Chocolate and the flag is the reverse of ireland

Djibouti - Lake Assal

Egypt - the pyramids

Equatorial Guinea - Spanish speaking, usually the country I use to explain why GDP per capita can be skewed.

Eritrea - architecture influenced by italy

Eswatini - I once got it confused with Switzerland, there's a holiday called Incwala

Ethiopia - a book I read a kid called "children just like me" also pizza hut, weddings, raw beef.

Gabon - oil and the fact that they have places called ogooue

Gambia - the shape and Yaya Jammeh

Ghana - also soccer, Elmina Castle

Guinea - One of the countries my sister knows a lot about

Guinea-Bissau - hippos

Kenya - Jeff

Lesotho - mountains

Liberia - my sister does a great impression of the I'm Liberian meme. Ebola, Ebola in town, don't touch your friend

Libya - Gaddafi, Has a much better flag now. A transit point in human smuggling.

Madagascar - vanilla

Malawi - perch

Mali - Houses built out of mud, west African Islamic architecture.

Mauritania - slavery, I watched a lot of videos during quarantine about modern day slavery.

Mauritius - hinduism

Morocco - markets and tangines

Mozambique - Cabo Delgado

Namibia - San People

Niger - The coup, the orange dot on the flag

Nigeria - Boko Haram

Rwanda - Rwandan Genocide

Sao Tome and Principe - water access for some reason

Senegal - I think this one YouTuber I watch is from there

Seychelles - Hetalia

Sierra Leone - Civil War

Somalia - it's shaped like a music note

South Africa - Vuvuzelas

South Sudan - Francis Bok

Sudan - There are more pyramids here than in Egypt

Tanzania - zanzibar

Togo - for here or Togo meme. I'm sorry Togo I know nothing about you

Tunisia - Arab spring

Uganda - Mr. Moseby

Zambia - the shape of the country reminds me of a fetus. There is also some really cool waterfalls I think, not sure.

Zimbabwe - Mugabe

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A Journey Through the Vibrant Rwanda's wedding traditions

Weddings are not merely a union of two individuals; they are a celebration of culture, family, and community. In Rwanda, a nation with a rich tapestry of customs and practices, weddings are an integral part of cultural identity. The Rwandan wedding is infused with traditions that reflect the country’s history, values, and social norms. This blog post will explore the diverse elements of Rwanda’s…

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✨✨Do you know what it's?✨✨ 🤔Let's discovered it together 😊🤗It's name is Agaseke.💥Agaseke is a traditional Rwandan handicraft, specifically a woven basket. It is an important cultural symbol in Rwanda and holds both historical and symbolic significance. The Agaseke baskets are typically made by Rwandan women using sisal fibers, which are dyed in various colors.💥Historically, Agaseke baskets were used for storing and transporting goods, such as food and clothing. They played a vital role in Rwandan households and were also used in ceremonial contexts, such as weddings and other celebrations. Agaseke baskets were often given as gifts or used as decorative items in homes.💕Symbolically, Agaseke represents peace, unity, and reconciliation in Rwandan culture. After the Rwandan genocide in 1994, in which an estimated 800,000 people were killed, Agaseke baskets became associated with the country's healing and recovery process. The weaving of the baskets became a symbol of hope and unity as women came together to rebuild their lives and communities.💚Agaseke baskets are known for their unique shape and intricate designs. The weaving technique used to create these baskets requires skill and precision. The patterns and colors used in the baskets often carry symbolic meanings, reflecting different aspects of Rwandan culture and identity.🧡Today, Agaseke baskets are not only cherished within Rwanda but have also gained international recognition for their cultural and artistic value. They are popular souvenirs for tourists visiting Rwanda and are often used as decorative pieces or functional storage items in homes around the world....................

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8 Amazing Places To Spend Your Honeymoon In Rwanda

Rwanda honeymoon - Due to the numerous attractions, including national game parks, historical monuments, cultural centers, genocide memorial sites, the capital city itself, and hotels, among others, Rwanda is one of the top African safari destinations. You might be wondering where in Rwanda to go on your honeymoon, and this article explains the greatest places to go with a variety of adventurous activities for your honeymoon. Following your wedding, there are lots of fun things you can do together that will help you remember your honeymoon in Rwanda the best. Imagine spending time with your loved one observing the fascinating mountain gorillas, strolling through the dense Nyungwe forest canopy, taking a thrilling boat ride on Lake Kivu, unwinding on its stunning beach, and taking in the traditional dances and customs of the Rwandan people. Because of the country's steep landscape, Rwanda is also known as the "land of a thousand hills." This is one of the things you might like to see while on your honeymoon in Rwanda. Are you looking for a place to stay in Rwanda for your honeymoon? Nyungwe forest lodge

  A magnificent retreat, Nyungwe forest lodge is encircled by tea farms and Nyungwe forest. Imagine the peace and quiet in this area. Even if it gets chilly at night and in the evenings, the stunning, opulent suites have fireplaces that keep the rooms warm at all times. The opulent apartments are roomy, have cozy beds, and provide breathtaking views of the surroundings. The heated lodge at Nyungwe Forest Lodge allows newlyweds to spend a romantic evening in the lake away from civilization. On your honeymoon, you can be sure to savor delectable regional and international cuisine as well as top-notch services. While staying at the lodge, you can make your honeymoon the best time of your life by participating in some of the most fascinating activities in Africa, such as chimp trekking, which gives you the chance to see and interact with the chimpanzees, the closest living relative of humans, as well as other animals like monkeys and a variety of stunning plants and flowers that may be hard to find elsewhere. A canopy walk, which takes place there and involves walking 200 meters above Nyungwe forest, is another amazing activity. Following excursions and hikes in this beautiful forest with many birds, a couple relaxes at Nyungwe Forest Lodge. Virunga lodge

the most breathtaking views of Rwanda are available from a hideaway close to Volcanoes National Park that is situated at a height. The twin lakes Burera and Ruhonda, the Virunga volcanoes, and an overlook of Rwanda's enormous green valleys are some of the most stunning natural attractions in the country. At the volcanoes national park, you may spend your honeymoon at the luxurious Virunga Lodge and engage in exciting activities like climbing, nature walks, and cultural interactions as well as gorilla and golden monkey trekking in Rwanda. Sabinyo Silverback lodge

8 Amazing Places To Spend Your Honeymoon In Rwanda Sabinyo Silverback Lodge is secluded in a location where you may escape from the outside world and spend your honeymoon in absolute peace. It features lovely, cozy, and roomy cottages that are positioned so you can admire the beauty of the surroundings from within your room. Green and lovely areas surround the lodge, with the conical Virunga mountains serving as a backdrop. With the opulent amenities provided, such as delectable meals, cozy rooms heated by fireplaces, and attentive service that makes you feel at home throughout your stay, a honeymoon in the woods near Sabinyo Silverback is one of the best experiences you will have as a lifetime memory. When staying at Sabinyo Silverback resort in Rwanda, another activity to add to your honeymoon itinerary is a morning gorilla walk in Volcanoes National Park. Bisate lodge

8 Amazing Places To Spend Your Honeymoon In Rwanda The newest lodge in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park is called Bisate Lodge. The rooms were expertly constructed in a secluded location, surrounded by trees that keep the area cool and peaceful, in an African traditional design. You can't get enough of the breathtaking vistas of the Karisimbi, Bisoke, and Mikeno volcanoes while unwinding at the resort. Gorilla hiking is the couple's main pastime. You can also take a cultural experience by visiting Iby'wacu village or the Musanze caverns. For a couple visiting Rwanda for their honeymoon, the forest villas at Bisate Lodge create a really romantic setting. Lake Kivu Serena Hotel

An amazing location for a couple in Rwanda who is on their honeymoon is Lake Kivu Serena. The only five-star hotel where you may have a memorable getaway from Kigali is this one. It is well situated adjacent to Lake Kivu, the largest lake in Rwanda, which also boasts a lovely beach where you can unwind while taking in the surrounding mountains, islands, and lush vegetation, including palm palms. The hotel offers a romantic evening as you gaze up at the nighttime scarlet fires on Mount Nyiragongo. There are many more thrilling activities available, like swimming in the pool, lake cruise, windsurfing, and kayaking. A couple can choose to engage in activities like saunas, massages, fitness classes, and martial arts during the trip to keep themselves feeling refreshed. You can amuse yourself by playing tennis, for example. Hotel Paradise Malahide, Lake Kivu

Gisenyi's Hotel Paradise Malahide is close to Lake Kivu. Its setting makes it the ideal setting for newlywed couples. It is encircled by lovely plants and flowers, and a well-kept green area extends to the sandy beach where you can unwind and take in the breeze from Lake Kivu. You will undoubtedly experience breathtaking views of the hills around Rwanda and the surrounding area while staying here. One of the most romantic honeymoon spots in Rwanda is Hotel Paradise Malahide, where a couple can enjoy delectable local and foreign cuisine, a luxurious lodging, and thrilling activities like boat cruises, nature hikes, and swimming. The lodge charges reasonable fees for its services. Waterfront Lake Resort, Gisenyi

8 Amazing Places To Spend Your Honeymoon In Rwanda At Gisenyi, west of Rwanda, close to Lake Kivu, is Waterfront Lake Resort. With lovely flowers and trees all around the lodge, this is one of the greatest places to enjoy your honeymoon on a tight budget while yet being extremely lovely and romantic. Each morning begins with beautiful flowers around the cottages, a stunning sunrise, delectable food for breakfast, and then exciting activities like a boat tour on Lake Kivu. After going gorilla trekking in the nearby Volcanoes national park, which is a few hours from Gisenyi, you can stay at the Waterfront Lake resort. Ruzizi tented safari lodge

The Ruzizi Tented Safari Lodge is situated in Rwanda's eastern Akagera National Park. The only opulent resort where you can enjoy the best honeymoon in Rwanda's savannah is this one. You can take a boat tour in Lake Ihema, which is close to the lodge. Game drives to see some of Rwanda's wildlife in and around Akagera National Park can be done in the mornings and nights. Due to the peace and quiet around the lodge—apart from the bird songs and hippo grunts that add to the romance of the entire experience—Ruzizi Tented Safari Lodge is one of the greatest honeymoon getaways for a couple. Everything offered here, including the food, comfort, and other services, is quite great. Every system in Rwanda is generally well-organized, even the towns. You may visit there in confidence knowing that you and your spouse will be safe to explore the majority of its stunning locations. Read the full article

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Kate Middleton Wears a Special Gift from King Charles for Her First Commonwealth Day as Princess of Wales

Kate Middleton and Prince William have returned to a staple on the royal calendar — this time with new titles.

The first time since becoming the Prince and Princess of Wales following the death of Queen Elizabeth and King Charles' accession to the throne in September. The event at a special place for Prince William, 40, and Princess Kate, 41: Westminster Abbey, where they exchanged vows on their royal wedding day in April 2011.

Princess Kate arrived in a navy Erdem peplum jacket and skirt with a white embroidered print. She completed the look with a navy hat and pumps, adding a little sparkle with a pair of sapphire and diamond earrings that previously belonged to Princess Diana. She also accessorized with a Prince of Wales feather brooch, a gift from King Charles.

Carrying navy gloves and a clutch as she walked into Westminster Abbey, Kate had to hang on to her hat to keep it from flying away in a gust of wind.

Prince William complemented his wife in a navy suit with a blue tie, and the couple was welcomed in by members of the Ngāti R��nana London Māori Club, who performed at the Great West Door ahead of the Commonwealth Service.

Other guests included King Charles and Queen Camilla, Prince Edward, Sophie (the new Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh), Princess Anne, and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence.

The service honors the 56 countries and nations that make up the Commonwealth. "Working in collaboration towards shared economic, environmental, social, and democratic goals, the Service seeks to highlight a vast community that spans every geographical region, religion, and culture, embracing the diversity of its population of 2.5 billion people, of which over 60 percent are under 30 years old," the palace said in a statement.

The Commonwealth Day theme for 2023 is "Forging a Sustainable and Peaceful Common Future."

Sustainability is a cause for King Charles as he leads the service for the first time as monarch, including with a speech. In 2022, the then-Prince of Wales gave an address on behalf of his mother, Queen Elizabeth, who missed the service.

Upon King Charles and Queen Camilla's arrival at Westminster Abbey, they were met by the Dean of Westminster before they greeted members of the Ngāti Rānana London Māori Club.

The service began with a procession of flags from Commonwealth member states' flags. As 2023 is the Commonwealth Year of Peace, a specially-designed Commonwealth Flag for Peace was also processed. The event included musical performances from saxophonist Yolanda Brown, West End stars Roshani Abbey and Nuwan Hugh Perera, and the all-female Amalgamation Choir from Cyprus. Marking Rwanda's role as the current Commonwealth Chair-in-Office, the Rwandan National Ballet, Urukerereza, also performed.

Last year marked a return to the Commonwealth Day Service, which was canceled in 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic and replaced with an event in 2020. The Commonwealth Service was one of the last events the royal family attended before the pandemic prompted lockdown measures were already being cautious by not shaking hands at the service.

The 2020 service was also Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's last joint appearance with the family before they stepped back from their positions as working royals and relocated to California. They returned to the U.K. for Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June 2022 and the late monarch's funeral events in September. Prince Harry also attended his grandfather Prince Philip's funeral in April 2021.

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“One of the strongest pillars of Rwandan culture is the traditional dance, because music and dance have always been an essential part of society.”

“Known for its grace and outstanding drumming style, the Rwandan dance is popular at many celebrations, from wedding ceremonies to national celebrations and festivals.”

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✨Good Moaning 🌞✨

What an eventful weekend in Winnipeg… I’m soooo fuckin tired 😩😭😭

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Rwandan traditional wedding wear. My brother and sister-in-law this past weekend. - See more viral images on ViralTiger.org

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Top Rwandan genocide suspect wants to be tried in France - Wed, 20 May 2020 PST

One of the most wanted fugitives in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, Felicien Kabuga, appeared before a French court Wednesday days after his arrest but a decision on his fate was delayed ... Top Rwandan genocide suspect wants to be tried in France - Wed, 20 May 2020 PST

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Rwandan Culture and Etiquette

                          Meeting and Greeting 

In Rwanda, greetings are very significant. A handshake is appropriate in most situations. It is impolite to ignore greetings or strike up a discussion without proper greetings. 

Usual greetings are Muraho which means (Hello), Mwaramutse (Good morning), or Mwiriwe (Good afternoon/evening). This initial greeting is usually followed by Amakuru? (How's the news?) or, among close friends, Bite se? (How are things going?). The typical response is Ni meza (Fine) or Ni meza cyane (Very fine).

                                    Body language

When beckoning someone to come, you should face your palm downwards and make a scratching motion with your fingers. It is rude to point at people, as pointing is reserved for dogs.

                                    Corporate Culture

* Rwandans tend to communicate more directly in certain situations and indirect in others.

* It’s best to avoid asking about someone’s ethnicity.

*Good topics for conversation are food, the Rwandan landscape, your home country, sports, and weather.

                               Dress code (Women & Men) 

* Men are likely to wear tight when they are going to a different event or at the workplace. As we know that someone who wears tight looks professional

* Women like makeup when they are attending different events, but mostly this happened in the cities and towns while in rural areas Rwandan women are likely to wear Kitenge clothes. 

                                                   Gifts 

In Rwanda, people are likely to give gifts that relate to their culture. Like in the wedding ceremony people tend to give cows as a gift. Or when Rwandan wishes to give a gift to a foreigner prefer to give him/her a man-made handcraft such as baskets, pottery, handwoven blankets……

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Hi u seem literate... What r ur favourite nonfiction books?

Tragically most of the non-fiction I read is in Polish and most hasn't been translated it but including it for my beloved Polish followers:

Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demyck - 2009, based on interviews with North Korean refugees from Chongjin. Shows a diversity of perspective, well-written, AND there's a freely available pdf.

The Crisis Caravan by Linda Polman - 2008, about the unfun sides of humanitarian relief, ranging from refugee camps for Hutu refugees after the Rwandan genocide to medical aid organised by American evangelists with no medical training

The 27 Deaths of Toby Obed by Joanna Gierak-Onoszko - 2019, about the residential school system and cultural genocide in Canada and its long-lasting effects.

Dancing at Someone Else’s Wedding by Hanna Krall - 1993, so well-written I love Hanna Krall. A series of vignettes ranging from a woman who discovered her biological mother was a Jewish woman who her parents sheltered during the Second World War to a suicidal abstract painter.

Imperium by Ryszard Kapuściński - 1993, about his travels around the Soviet Union. Really exemplifies how fucking big and diverse and fascinating it was

Like Eating a Stone by Wojciech Tochman - 2002, about the Bosnian war, mostly, but not exclusively focusing on people looking for their late relatives. Really chilling stories my favourite one is about a boy who narrowly avoids being ethnically cleansed by his maths teacher

Wściekły pies by Wojciech Tochman - 2007, series of short... Reportages?? Soooo fucking good. Ranging from a priest with AIDS to schoolchildren on a pilgrimage who burned to death to an amnesiac man who woke up by train tracks

Polska odwraca oczy by Justyna Kopińska - 2016, news stories ranging from an interview with the wife of Mariusz Trynkiewicz, who brutally murdered four teenage boys to abused inmates in a psychiatrist hospital and murders that the police simply does not care about investigating (hint: most of them)

Pod klątwą by Joanna Tokarska-Bakir - 2018. This is the first time I've read a book that I can confidently say is exhaustive. I feel like it covered every single aspect of the Kielce pogrom there is to cover.

Płuczki by Piotr Paweł Reszka - 2019. About the decades long process of the concentration camps in Sobiborz and Bełżec being dug up by local inhabitants looking for belongings taken from murdered Jews to pawn, ranging from fake teeth to a Mickey mouse brooch.

Białystok by Marcin Kącki - 2015. If you're Polish, read this, cannot recommend it enough. Deep dive into the city of Białystok and it's transformation from a majority Jewish city to the one it is today, focusing in large part on antisemitism before, during, and after the war, covering topics ranging from death trains to disco polo

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The Cultural Significance of Urugori (Corona) in Rwanda

Join us as we delve into the heart of Rwanda to uncover the cultural and traditional significance of Urugori. This post explores how these intricate headpieces are more than just accessories; they are a symbol of identity, status, and beauty in Rwandan society. Learn about the craftsmanship behind Urugori, its role in weddings and ceremonies, and how it represents the dignity and respect of…

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"MY LONDON"

Evening Standard (UK), By Alice B-B April 21st, 2006

The actor fills up his little black book from Smythson and demolishes the seafood platter at The Cow.

Where do you live and why?

Notting Hill. My flat's on the 18th floor, so it's got the best view of London that I've ever seen. From my window, I can see the Albert Hall, Battersea Power Station, the Gherkin and the London Eye. How long have you lived there? Two and a half years. Before that I lived in Battersea. What are your most memorable London meals? The year I bought my flat, I cooked fish pie on New Year's Eve for about ten people. At midnight we got a ten-minute, city-wide fireworks display. I also eat at Black's (a private members' club on Dean Street). What do you miss when you're out of London? Walking in Hyde Park. I always head towards the Serpentine. I've even swum in it a few times. What is your earliest London memory? Going to the Natural History Museum to see the brontosaurus. Actually no, my first London memory was being a pageboy at my godfather's wedding when I was about five. I wore a satin shirt with little satin buttons that my mother made. What are your favourite home comforts? Books and I buy them everywhere, the whole time. What are your extravagances? Eating out. Every so often I get pangs of guilt, stock the fridge and then watch it all go bad. What would you do if you were Mayor for a day? Be suspended I should think. Actually I'd do something to make the theatre less expensive. What is your life philosophy? If you don't find yourself ridiculous, then somebody else will do it for you. Do you have a favourite pub? The Uxbridge Arms because it's about 30 seconds from my home. Which clothes shops would you like to be let loose in? Maybe Martin Margiela or Missoni. On the whole I would rather be let out of clothes shops. Your most disastrous fashion moment? I bought a Monopoly tie when I was at school, which seemed amusingly charming at the time. What are your current projects? Shooting Dogs, about the 1994 Rwandan genocide. I'm hoping to go back to Rwanda for a screening. Where do you go for a long, lazy weekend lunch? The Cow, maybe if you can find someone to help with a seafood platter and a few pints of Guinness. Or in the winter, Maggie Jones. Who is your playwright of choice? Brian Friel. He wrote a play called Faith Healer, which was the first modern play I got to know. What were the last books you bought? Author Author by David Lodge and Arthur George by Julian Barnes. I bought them both at a train station. Where were the last three places you went on holiday? I went to Capri for a film festival on New Year's Eve. The Maldives; it's the only beach holiday I've ever been on. There were huts on stilts and fish and turtles. Also Wales, where my grandparents have a bungalow. What was the last play you saw in London? Mary Stuart. I enjoyed it very much. I'd just been in Elizabeth I, so it was great watching another actress play Elizabeth. Who is your favourite director? The late Elia Kazan (On the Waterfront, the original Death of a Salesman, Splendour in the Grass with Warren Beatty). He manages to portray real life but with poetry. What was the last CD you bought? The Magic Numbers it's a very catchy record. I go to the CD exchange shops on Notting Hill Gate. They're owned by the same people who have a second-hand clothes shop called Retro Man. I sold some stuff there the other day. Which items are in your spring wardrobe? Pretty much the same as last spring. Though when I worked with John Hurt on Shooting Dogs, he had six pairs of white linen trousers and six linen shirts, and that's all he ever wore. I might go down that route. However, I have bought an old fifties-style cardigan with some kind of college insignia from a makeshift stall on a street corner in New  York, a black long-sleeved T-shirt from Agnes B and brogues from Burberry. What advice would you give to a tourist? Follow the Thames. Go to the South Bank and walk all the way along the river; it's the best way to understand the city. Oh, and use public transport. Who is in your secret address book? Tylers, the DIY shop on Notting Hill Gate, which sells everything. It probably even sells rare animals. If I've got time on my hands, I start inventing things I need just to go in there. They might start giving me airmiles. And I'm a bit of a sucker for Smythson; I like the black notebooks. Not the ones that say 'blonde, brunette, or red head,' just the plain ones. I write lists of things to do and then ignore them.