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An array of t'anta wawa.
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T’anta Wawa

On All Souls' Day, South Americans celebrate life and death with "baby bread."
Preparing a batch of ayahuasca tea in Ecuador.
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Ayahuasca

One vine unlocks the powers of a psychedelic shrub.
Guests at a supra feast in Georgia, 2016.
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Why the World’s Greatest Toasts Happen in Georgia

Saying "Cheers!" is for amateurs.
Pesha Magid January 26, 2018
Coffee ceremonies are family and community events.
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Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony

The birthplace of coffee celebrates community with a sensory feast.
Guayusa tea with leaves.
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Guayusa

The Kichwa begin every day with tea and dream interpretation.
One step in the highly codified Japanese tea ceremony.
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Japanese Tea Ceremony

A ritual that showcases the beauty of the present moment.
The captivating blue flame of queimada.
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Queimada

This Galician punch is set aflame to ward off evil spirits.
Motouleng Caves.
Thabo Mofutsanyane, South Africa

Motouleng Caves

The subterranean sanctuary home to local shamans is a sacred site for people of all religions.
At the Mummers Parade, no one knows who you are.
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Once a Forbidden Tradition, Mummering in Newfoundland Is Alive and Well

See the creative costumes that mummers in St. John's wore this year.
Sarah Laskow December 13, 2017
A tray of corn flake–topped casserole.
Gastro Obscura

Funeral Potatoes

A casserole of cheesy, corn flake–topped tubers offers comfort to Mormons in mourning.
Sausages ready to sizzle in the sauna.
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Sauna Sausage

In Finland, you sizzle along with your meal.
Paolo (left and lower right) with breadfruit and fish.
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Palolo

To catch these coral-dwelling, caviar-flavored sea worms, you must wade into their annual mating ritual.
Pitchers of pulque curado.
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Pulque

Tequila's ancient, fermented cousin is making a comeback in Mexico City.
No Screech-in is complete without a codfish kiss.
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Screech-In

To become an honorary Newfie, eat bologna, kiss a frozen cod, swear an oath, and shoot rum.
The prickly toloache fruit, with seeds inside.
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Toloache

The Mesoamerican plant is used as a hallucinogen, medicine, and aphrodisiac.
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Akutuq

Whipping snow, seal oil, and berries into a frosty treat takes a very deft hand.
The cauldron enclosure near the end of the excavation.
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Found: 11 Iron Age Cauldrons and More Metalwork in an English Field

They're evidence of a long tradition of ceremonial feasting.
Vittoria Traverso November 28, 2017
A picture of a picture of a mouse drinking sherry.
Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

Sherry-Drinking Mice of Tío Pepe

A complimentary beverage is offered to the bodega's resident rodents every day.