Are you looking for inspiration? Are you interested in travel, culture and history? Do you want to get writing on Steemit and build up your followers? https://steemitimages.com/0x0/http://i.imgur.com/OIkhTl3.jpg *Image Source pixabay.com* ## Culture Vulture The tag #culturevulture is a place here on Steemit, where you can share something unique about your country with the world. Instead of being a post about travel or tourism this tag is about sharing local experiences. --- ## Inspiration If your eager to get writing on Steemit and you don't have material this tag might be just the thing to get you going. https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://steemitimages.com/500x500/http://i.imgur.com/rrfLHKc.jpg *Image source pixabay.com* Inspiration is all around us. It may be a daily ritual where you live or a local passion that always reminds you of home. Some examples which would be suitable * Family Celebrations *Is there a tradition at each Christmas, Eid, Diwali, Hanukkah that you share?* * Family Gatherings *Is there a weekly family dinner or other occasion that you look forward to each year?* * Morning Tai Chi in the office in Japan *Does your office do something that is culturally unique, what is its background and what do you get out of it?* * The Tea Ceremony Ritual in Japan *Is there a unique tradition in your country that is more of an art form. What is its history and describe it to us.* * Home Cooked Lunches delivered by Dabbawalas in India *Is there a unique tradition in your country that you miss if your working overseas?* * The Tapas Ritual and the best places in Spain *What do Tapas mean to you?, Who do you share them with, what is your ritual?, Where are the best?* * Enjoying Beer in Belgium *What do you miss most when your abroad? Why is Belgian Beer the best? What makes it special?* * Chewing Qat in Yemen * Enjoying Nargila in the Levant My contribution is a series on Irish Pubs in Ireland, [The Irish Pub & A Dirty Old Town...](https://steemit.com/culturevulture/@eroche/4nch72-the-irish-pub-and-a-dirty-old-town) Tell us a bit about the ritual and fill in the details about why, how, and the cultural background. Don't forget a few pictures to bring it to life. --- ## Monthly Challenge For the Month of August I will be running a challenge where any post tagged with "#culturevulture" will be eligible. ### The Rewards * 1st Place 30 SBD * Notable Mentions 5 SBD each ## Rules * All entries must be tagged with "#culturevulture", it doesn't need to be the first tag. * The work must be your own, don't copy and paste from websites and claim credit. Feel free to reference work for descriptions/background but use Quotes and provide a link to the original work. * The posts will be judged on how well they met the challenge, how they shared a unique cultural aspect of the country. We would prefer post from locals or people living in a country rather than tourist posts. * Please make it clear whether the photos are yours or not. We prefer own content. ## Final Decisions * Post votes or payouts will not be the highest consideration. * My decision will be final, I will try to be fair and unbiased. --- ## July Competition For the first monthly competition there were 28 entries from 9 countries around the world; Japan, Armenia, Taiwan, Indonesia, Nigeria, Singapore, Hong Kong, India, Philippines. These post are not just travel posts but posts that share a special part of the culture. These are the experiences that I travel for and #culturevulture now brings them here to steemit. ## Ceremonies First place went in the inaugural competition went to @asyiesteem for sharing the ceremony around the naming of his daughter. [Shaving and Naming Ceremonies](https://steemit.com/culturevulture/@asyiesteem/shaving-and-naming-ceremonies-2017728t174227103z ) https://steemitimages.com/600x600/https://img.esteem.ws/411gg053c9.jpg *Image Source @asyiesteem* ## Festivals Every country or region you travel to have different festivals, and national or local celebrations. They may commemorate a significant even in the history of a people or may be a cultural ritual. [擔飯擔 Dan Fan Dan](https://steemit.com/cn/@livinguktaiwan/dan-fan-dan) by @livinguktaiwan https://steemitimages.com/600x600/https://steemitimages.com/DQmSzTunPVeHxir1wMsyWZCWfkVaRNpdMuuJ8qeJBKaXZLL/image.png *Image Source @livinguktaiwan* ## Traditions Traditions can be passed down from generation to generation and may have a symbolic meaning or cultural significance. Clothes, Dress, Food, local Holidays, Passtimes. [Annual Aikido Seminar in Kyoto Japan](https://steemit.com/photography/@chillinkansai/annual-aikido-seminar-in-kyoto-japan) by @chillinkansai https://steemitimages.com/600x600/https://steemitimages.com/DQmbXEBcEi5JSPU3fr98wac5STfY1NVumoupDLVi63U3VnV/steemaikido-9859.jpg *Image Source @chillinkansai* ## Food Food is close to my heart and the types of food we eat, when we eat it, who we eat it with clearly distinguish different peoples. What is that food you long for from home when you travel? [The Art of Serving Food in Aceh - Seni Menghidangkan Makanan di Aceh](https://steemit.com/indonesia/@kakilasak/the-art-of-serving-food-in-aceh-seni-menghidangkan-makanan-di-aceh-2017712t15320633z) by @kakilasak https://steemitimages.com/600x600/https://img.esteem.ws/t6jkst0jo2.jpg *Image Source @kakilasak* ## Art Art is an important category for me. When I travel I like support local artists by buying some work. Art expresses a people like no other medium. [Arabic Calligraphy](https://steemit.com/aceh/@keuudeip/arabic-calligraphy) by @keuudeip --- ## Support If you wish to support this challenge you may 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 will post about the August Challenge in a few days but any posts from today on that have the #culturevulture tag will be included. Have a great weekend. --- **Thank you for reading this. I write on Steemit about Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Travel and lots of random topics.**

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