Didgeridoo or didjeridu - A wind instrument used by Indigenous Australians.
Jack Ma
Jack Ma 马云 (1964-) - A Chinese billionaire, co-founder of Alibaba Group, 阿里巴巴集团, a multinational technology conglomerate.
Ubuntu
Ubuntu – A Southern African concept (Nguni Bantu term) involving "humanity" and “fraternity” and often translated as "I...
Ibn Sina
Ibn Sina ابن سینا or Avicenna (c. 980 – June 1037) - a Persian Muslim polymath, physician and astronomer...
Ella Maillart
Ella Maillart (1903 - 1997) - A Swiss adventurer, travel writer and photographer- She was also a sportswoman...
Marabout
Marabout مُرابِط - A Muslim religious leader and teacher in North and West Africa – The term may...
Shaka kaSenzangakhona
Shaka kaSenzangakhona (c. 1787 – 1828) or Shaka Zulu - One of the most influential monarchs of the...
Alexandra David-Néel
Alexandra David-Néel (1868 – 1969) - A Belgian–French explorer, spiritualist and writer - Most known for her 1924...
Bar mitzvah / Bat mitzvah
Bar mitzvah (בַּר מִצְוָה) et Bat mitzvah (בַּת מִצְוָה) - Rituel juif de passage à l'âge adulte pour...
Carl von Linné
Carl von Linné (1707 – 1778) - A Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, known as the “father of...
The Way follows its own ways
"Man follows the ways of earth, Earth follows the ways of Heaven; Heaven follows the ways of the...
Popol Vuh
Popol Vuh – “Book of the Community” or “Book of Counsel” – A mythological text of Kʼicheʼ Maya...
Break a leg
IDIOM - "Break a leg" (EN) --> An idiom to wish a performer "good luck"!
Nakahama John Manjirô
Nakahama John Manjirô 中濱 万次郎 ( 1827 –1898) - The first Japanese person to visit the United States...
Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi宮本 武蔵 ( 1584 –1645) - A Japanese master of sword, philosopher and strategist – He was...
Momotarô
Momotarô 桃太郎, "Peach Boy" - A popular Japanese hero born from a giant peach. After befriended a talking...
Daruma
Daruma だるま (doll) – A Japanese traditional doll (generally painted red but not only) modeled after Bodhidharma, the...
James Ussher
James Ussher (1581 –1656) - Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland - Renowned for his chronology...
Ak-kalpak
Ak-kalpak - A traditional white felt hat worn by men in Kyrgyzstan - fundamental cultural symbol, it is...
Haidas
Haida People - From North America, on the Pacific coast, and more particularly in the Haida Gwaii archipelago...
Ek Chuaj
Ek Chuaj (or Ek Chuah) - A Postclassic Maya deity - God of Prosperity and Merchants - Patron...
Cocoa
Cocoa - An evergreen tropical Mesoamerican tree having yellowish flowers and reddish-brown seed pods from which chocolate is...
Khoisan
Khoisan people or Khoe-Sān - A term designating the "non-Bantu" indigenous peoples of Southern Africa, including the Khoekhoen...
Aran Jumper
Aran traditional Jumper (Geansaí Árann) – A water-resistant Jumper, made from a yarn of sheep's wool named báinín...
Homo Abilis
Homo Abilis - Archaic species of Homo (Hominidae Homininae Hominini Hominina) - In East Africa from 2.1 to...
Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) - An inventor and electrical engineer (Serbian-American) – Contributions to the design of the modern...
King Ibrahim Njoya
King Ibrahim Mbouombouo Njoya (1860-1933) - 17th king of the Bamum people (western Cameroon) – Inventor of the...
Mapuche
Mapuche ("People of the Land") - A group of indigenous inhabitants (living in Chile & Argentina), refering to...
Thonmi Sambhota
Thonmi Sambhota (7th century AD) ཐོན་མི་སམྦྷོ་ཊ་ - Minister of the emperor Songtsen Gampo and inventor of the Tibetan...
Cadmus
Cadmus - A Phoenician prince - The founder and first king of Thebes.
Alexandre de Rhodes
Alexandre de Rhodes (1591-1660) - A French Jesuit missionary and lexicographer in Vietnam - In favor of a...
Abatwas
Abatwas - A legendary people in Southern Africa (esp. among the Zulus), who rides ants and hides in...
Alcuin
Alcuin of York (735 – 804 AD) or Ealhwine —An English scholar and clergyman who, at the invitation...
Dangun
Dangun 단군 (or Tan’gun) - The legendary founder and god-king of Gojoseon (the first Korean kingdom) in 2333...
Mesrop Mashtots
Mesrop Mashtots (362-440) - A theologian, inventor of the Armenian alphabet c. 405 AD.
Minik Wallace
Minik Wallace (1890-1918) - An Inuk who was brought from Greenland to NY City by Robert Peary in...
Haka
Haka - A ceremonial dance in Maori culture.
Nutopia
Nutopia - "...a conceptual country founded by John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1973".
Fa’afafine
Fa'afafine - Samoan biological males who behave in a range of feminine/masculine-gendered ways - Integrated part of Samoan...
Zhuangzi
Zhuangzi 莊子 - One of the two foundational texts of Daoism - The dream of a butterfly.
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) - An American Pop Artist.
Wiphala
Wiphala - A symbol and a flag for some native peoples of the Andes.
Naadam
Naadam (or eriin gurvan naadam / эрийн гурван наадам) "the three games of men" - Intangible Cultural Heritage...
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর (1861-1941) - A Bengali poet and musician.
Suiti
Suiti cultural space in Latvia - Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity 2009 “…a Catholic community in the Protestant...
Teranga
Teranga - True hospitality in Senegal.
Tupi-Guarani languages
Rohayhu che ñe’e - "I love my language" (in Guaraní).
Ulu
Ulu ᐅᓗ… an all-purpose knife traditionally used by Inuit, Yupik, and Aleut women.
Phiona Mutesi
Phiona Mutesi (1996-) - A Ugandan champion chess player.
Potlatch
Potlatch - A gift-giving feast practiced by peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of Canada and the United...
Omondi
Omondi - The one who, when he was born, woke up his mother early in the morning."
Manaschi
Manaschi - Storyteller in Kyrghyzstan (Epic of Manas Манас дастаны).
Matrioshka
Matryoshka dolls матрёшка - A set of wooden dolls of decreasing size placed one beside another.
Kokeshi
Kokeshi (こけし, 小芥子) - Wooden Japanese dolls.
Shigeru Kayano
Shigeru Kayano 萱野 茂 (1926-2006) - The first Ainu politician to sit in the Diet of Japan (in...
Thinker of Hamangia
The Thinker of Hamangia - A masterpiece of Neolithic art (circa 5000 BC).
Earthenware pottery-making in Kgatleng
Earthenware pottery-making skills in Botswana’s Kgatleng District - Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity 2012 "... women potters use...
Geisha
Geisha 芸者 - A Japanese woman who can perform the ancient traditions of art, dance and singing.
Guerewol
Guerewol - An annual courtship ritual competition among Wodaabee Fula people.
Imazighen
Imazighen ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵉⵗⴻⵏ (Berbers or Amazighs) - An ethnic group indigenous to North Africa
Inuit people
The Inuit ᐃᓄᐃᑦ - A group of indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions.
Jadev Payeng
Jadev Payeng যাদৱ পায়েং (1963-) - The "forestman" who planted a forest on a sandbar of the river...
Sophia
Sophia - The first humanoid robot to receive citizenship of any country (Saudi Arabia - 2017).
Tale of the Heike
The Tale of the Heike 平家物語 (Heike Monogatari) - An epic about the struggle between the Taira clan...
Saint Patrick
Saint Patrick - The primary patron saint of Ireland.
Shichi-go-san
Shichi-go-san 七五三 "Seven-Five-Three" - Rite of passage in Shinto.
Kalyady Tsars
Rite of the Kalyady Tsars (Christmas Tsars) - Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity 2008 “…a ritual and festive...
Sutartinės
Sutartinės, Lithuanian multipart songs - Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity 2010 "...a form of polyphonic music performed by...
Garifuna
Language, dance and music of the Garifuna - Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity 2008 “… rich in tales...
Hen
Hen - A gender-neutral personal pronoun in Swedish - an alternative to hon "she" and han "he".
Ishiguro Hiroshi
Ishiguro Hiroshi 石黒浩 - Director of the Intelligent Robotics Laboratory (Osaka).
Anton Janša
Anton Janša (1734 – 1773) - A Slovenian painter and apiarist, pioneer of modern apiculture.
Fado
Fado, urban popular song of Portugal - Intangible Cultural Heritage 2011 "... a Portuguese multicultural synthesis of Afro-Brazilian...
Domestication of dogs
Domestication of dogs... Ancient genomes heat up dog domestication debate.
Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) - A Mexican painter known for her naïve folk art style.
Cesária Évora
Cesária Évora (1941-2011) - A Cape Verdean singer aka Cize for her friends, the “Queen of Morna”, the...
John Amos Comenius
John Amos Comenius (1592-1670) - A Czech philosopher, pedagogue and theologian - Father of modern education.
Lad’s dances in Romania
Lad’s dances in Romania - UNESCO World Heritage 2015 "...practised in community life on festive occasions, such as...
Frederic Bruly Bouabre
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré (1923-2014) – An Ivorian artist, creator of the Bété syllabary.
Buzkashi
Buzkashi بزکشی - A Central Asian horse-mounted sport or how to place a goat (or a calf) carcass...
Cai Lun
Cai Lun 蔡伦 - Inventor of modern paper-making process in China.
Grégoire Ahongbonon
Grégoire Ahongbonon - Caring for mental illness in West Africa.
‘Abd el-Qader mausoleum
Annual pilgrimage to the mausoleum of Sidi ‘Abd el-Qader Ben Mohammed (Sidi Cheikh)... - Intangible Cultural Heritage of...
Al-Khwarizmi
Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī (780 – 850) - a Persian scholar during the Abbasid Caliphate...
AKB48
AKB48 - A Japanese idol girl group…
Ainu people
Ainu people アイヌ アイヌ民族 - An indigenous people of Japan located in the north of the country (Hokkaido)...