• Are you interested in travel, culture and history?
• Are you looking for inspiration?
• Do you want to get writing on Steemit and build up your followers?

Each week we bring you some recommendations from the entries to this monthly challenge. More info about this months challenge can be found at Culture Vulture - March Challenge.

The guaranteed prize fund this month is 120 USD (paid in Steem) and our guest judge is @anomadsoul

Culture Vulture

The tag #culturevulture is a place where you can share something unique about your country with the world. Instead of being a tag about travel or tourism this tag is more about sharing local experiences. Let's get inside the hearts and souls of the Steemit Community!

Recommendations

In this post I call out some of the great entries from the past week (you can still vote on these). They all stand out to me and really capture the spirit and the vision of the #culturevulture tag. This is just a small selection but for more you can check out the #culturevulture tag.

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Festivals

Festivals are great to experience when you travel because they usually showcase the best local speciality foods, music, art as well as being great fun and a time for holidays.

Silent Day and New Year Saka in Bali

• https://steemit.com/travel/@achmadyani/the-culture-of-bali-happy-silent-day-and-new-year-saka-2018-for-companions-in-bali

BanaChin and a unique festival in Japan

No Photo here because the post is marked NSFW but I think this post is fantastic. A very unique festival from Japan and assortment of treats. Thanks for sharing this @saraneco

• https://steemit.com/japanese/@saraneco/it-s-one-of-japanese-traditional-festival

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Customs & Traditions

Traditions passed down from generation to generation may have a symbolic meaning or cultural significance; clothes, dress, food, holidays, family gatherings, pass-times. Traditions and customs are bound tightly to our cultural identity and may not always be the easiest for outsiders to grasp.

Architecture from West Sumatra Rumah Gadang

• https://steemit.com/culturevulture/@zamzamiali/rumah-gadang-customs-and-tradition-maintained-from-west-sumatra-bilingual

The Japanese Kimono Experience

This is a tradition that any visitor to Japan will see in the main cities. @jrvacation takes us behind the scenes as she gets the full Kimono Experience in Asakusa

• https://steemit.com/japan/@jrvacation/kimono-dress-up-experience-in-asakusa-tokyo

Tribes of Indonesia

There are many remote tribes in Indonesia and this week @dalafdal takes us on a visit of the Papuan tribes in Indonesia.

• https://steemit.com/esteem/@dalafdal/tribal-tribe-in-papua-b59f73f79b046

More from West Sumatra, learn about the oldest Tribe in Indonesia by @ponpase

• https://steemit.com/culture/@ponpase/the-oldest-tribe-in-indonesia-has-a-unique-way-of-life-billingual-0eb0608a9fe5c

Pilgrimages in the Himalayas

Some awesome photography here by @goel.tarun

• https://steemit.com/culturevulture/@goel.tarun/pilgrimage-in-himalaya-culturevulture

Life in Japan

Of course its spring time and the flowers are blooming in Japan but this post talks more about the pace of life and how it has changed in Japan.

• https://steemit.com/japanese/@sumi/odhyd

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Food

In some respects nothing expresses a culture more than its food. The climate, culture, religion, the family structure and even way of life are all represented. When we travel or live overseas nothing brings you home like the taste or aroma of a dish from your childhood.
Follow @mahkotaraja to see the continuation of a South East Asian Pottery Tradition

Sweet Bread in Algeria

• https://steemit.com/food/@khaled-dz/welcoming-the-spring-season-by-preparing-special-cake-in-algeria

Spring time in Russia

Doses of Rich Natural Vitamins to reinvigorate the body after the harsh winter

• https://steemit.com/culturevulture/@anna-mi/culturevulture-traditional-russian-vegetable-salad-vinaigrette

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Art

"#culturevulture" considers art as a physical expression of creativity. It takes many forms from the visual to performance arts. Art can change the temperature of a room, it inspires, it heals unites and can divide people. Art often provides a focal point to a celebration. Like food, art is a rich expression of our culture.

Follow @mahkotaraja to see the continuation of a South East Asian Pottery Tradition

• https://steemit.com/art/@mahkotaraja/continuing-the-southeast-asian-pottery-tradition-331e5ba45df47

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Join the fun today and check out #culturevulture

If you wish to support this challenge you can write an article, donate to the monthly prize fund, spread the word, resteem or most importantly check out the tag from time to time and comment and upvote peoples posts. Thank you for reading, I hope to read your entry this month and learn more about your culture.

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Thank you for reading this. I write on Steemit about Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Travel.