Sámi people - a Finno-Ugric people present in northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. Speaking the...
Rodin Thinker
The Thinker (“Le Penseur” in French) - A bronze sculpture by Auguste Rodin (1840 –1917), showing a nude...
Mindar
Mindar 「マインダー」 - The first android priest robot conceived in cooperation between the Koudaiji, a Buddhist temple in...
Achuars
Achuar “the people of the aguaje palm” – An Amazonian community belonging to Jivaroan groups, living along either...
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.
Didgeridoo
Didgeridoo or didjeridu - A wind instrument used by Indigenous Australians.
Ibn Sina
Ibn Sina ابن سینا or Avicenna (c. 980 – June 1037) - a Persian Muslim polymath, physician and astronomer...
Ubuntu
Ubuntu – A Southern African concept (Nguni Bantu term) involving "humanity" and “fraternity” and often translated as "I...
Shaka kaSenzangakhona
Shaka kaSenzangakhona (c. 1787 – 1828) or Shaka Zulu - One of the most influential monarchs of the...
Bar mitzvah / Bat mitzvah
Bar mitzvah (בַּר מִצְוָה) and Bat mitzvah (בַּת מִצְוָה) - A Jewish coming of age ritual for 13...
Ella Maillart
Ella Maillart (1903 - 1997) - A Swiss adventurer, travel writer and photographer- She was also a sportswoman...
Alexandra David-Néel
Alexandra David-Néel (1868 – 1969) - A Belgian–French explorer, spiritualist and writer - Most known for her 1924...
Marabout
Marabout مُرابِط - A Muslim religious leader and teacher in North and West Africa – The term may...
The Way follows its own ways
"Man follows the ways of earth, Earth follows the ways of Heaven; Heaven follows the ways of the...
Carl von Linné
Carl von Linné (1707 – 1778) - A Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, known as the “father of...
Momotarô
Momotarô 桃太郎, "Peach Boy" - A popular Japanese hero born from a giant peach. After befriended a talking...
Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi宮本 武蔵 (1584 –1645) - A Japanese master of sword, philosopher and strategist – He was a...
Nakahama John Manjirô
Nakahama John Manjirô 中濱 万次郎 ( 1827 –1898) - The first Japanese person to visit the United States...
Break a leg
IDIOM - "Break a leg" (EN) --> An idiom to wish a performer "good luck"!
Popol Vuh
Popol Vuh – “Book of the Community” or “Book of Counsel” – A mythological text of Kʼicheʼ Maya...
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...
Aran Jumper
Aran traditional Jumper (Geansaí Árann) – A water-resistant Jumper, made from a yarn of sheep's wool named báinín...
Cocoa
Cocoa - An evergreen tropical Mesoamerican tree having yellowish flowers and reddish-brown seed pods from which chocolate is...
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...
Khoisan
Khoisan people or Khoe-Sān - A term designating the "non-Bantu" indigenous peoples of Southern Africa, including the Khoekhoen...
Homo Abilis
Homo Abilis - Archaic species of Homo (Hominidae Homininae Hominini Hominina) - In East Africa from 2.1 to...
Ek Chuaj
Ek Chuaj (or Ek Chuah) - A Postclassic Maya deity - God of Prosperity and Merchants - Patron...
Cadmus
Cadmus - A Phoenician prince - The founder and first king of Thebes.
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 CE) ཐོན་མི་སམྦྷོ་ཊ་ - Minister of the emperor Songtsen Gampo and inventor of the Tibetan...
Alcuin
Alcuin of York (735 – 804 CE) or Ealhwine —An English scholar and clergyman who, at the invitation...
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...
Mesrop Mashtots
Mesrop Mashtots (362-440) - A theologian, inventor of the Armenian alphabet c. 405 CE.
Dangun
Dangun 단군 (or Tan’gun) - The legendary founder and god-king of Gojoseon (the first Korean kingdom) in 2333...
Haka
Haka - A ceremonial dance in Maori culture.
Minik Wallace
Minik Wallace (1890-1918) - An Inuk who was brought from Greenland to NY City by Robert Peary in...
Fa’afafine
Fa'afafine - Samoan biological males who behave in a range of feminine/masculine-gendered ways - Integrated part of Samoan...
Nutopia
Nutopia - "...a conceptual country founded by John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1973".
Wiphala
Wiphala - A symbol and a flag for some native peoples of the Andes.
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.
Ulu
Ulu ᐅᓗ… an all-purpose knife traditionally used by Inuit, Yupik, and Aleut women.
Teranga
Teranga - True hospitality in Senegal.
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর (1861-1941) - A Bengali poet and musician.
Tupi-Guarani languages
Rohayhu che ñe’e - "I love my language" (in Guaraní).
Suiti
Suiti cultural space in Latvia - Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity 2009 “…a Catholic community in the Protestant...
Potlatch
Potlatch - A gift-giving feast practiced by peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of Canada and the United...
Phiona Mutesi
Phiona Mutesi (1996-) - A Ugandan champion chess player.
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.
Earthenware pottery-making in Kgatleng
Earthenware pottery-making skills in Botswana’s Kgatleng District - Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity 2012 "... women potters use...
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 BCE).
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...
Guerewol
Guerewol - An annual courtship ritual competition among Wodaabee Fula people.
Geisha
Geisha 芸者 - A Japanese woman who can perform the ancient traditions of art, dance and singing.
Sutartinės
Sutartinės, Lithuanian multipart songs - Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity 2010 "...a form of polyphonic music performed by...
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 (c. 385–461) - 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...
Sophia
Sophia - The first humanoid robot to receive citizenship of any country (Saudi Arabia - 2017).
Hen
Hen - A gender-neutral personal pronoun in Swedish - an alternative to hon "she" and han "he".
Garifuna
Language, dance and music of the Garifuna - Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity 2008 “… rich in tales...
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.
Cesária Évora
Cesária Évora (1941-2011) - A Cape Verdean singer aka Cize for her friends, the “Queen of Morna”, the...
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.
Fado
Fado, urban popular song of Portugal - Intangible Cultural Heritage 2011 "... a Portuguese multicultural synthesis of Afro-Brazilian...
Lad’s dances in Romania
Lad’s dances in Romania - UNESCO World Heritage 2015 "...practised in community life on festive occasions, such as...
John Amos Comenius
John Amos Comenius (1592-1670) - A Czech philosopher, pedagogue and theologian - Father of modern education.
Cai Lun
Cai Lun 蔡伦 - Inventor of modern paper-making process in China.
Buzkashi
Buzkashi بزکشی - A Central Asian horse-mounted sport or how to place a goat (or a calf) carcass...
Frederic Bruly Bouabre
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré (1923-2014) – An Ivorian artist, creator of the Bété syllabary.
Grégoire Ahongbonon
Grégoire Ahongbonon (1953-) - Caring for mental illness in West Africa. He founded of the St Camille Association...
‘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 エーケービー フォーティーエイト - 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)...
sculptor
theater
How do we represent "theater" and what place does it take in cultures and societies? How do languages...
marionette
A puppet having jointed parts animated from above or below by hand or through different systems (as strings...
musician
composer
goodbye
hello
love
How do we represent "love" and what place does it take in cultures and societies? How do languages...
alone
parents-in-laws
child
How do we represent "a child" and what place does he/she take in cultures and societies? How do...