A 70-year-old woman from northern Albania is one the few women still making the ancestral dress called the Xhubleta – which UNESCO recently added to its Intangible Cultural Heritage List. File Kola ...
In Albanian culture, the wedding veil symbolizes purity and modesty. It is a way to protect the bride from evil spirits on her special day. The veil is also a reflection of the family's honor and ...
Two young anthropologists have delved into the ways Albanians have traditionally interpreted dreams – and what this says about their culture and society. Eating honey signals sorrow and bitterness, ...
<p>KUKES, Albania — Hate Ora has been weaving carpets and rugs for more than half a century, since learning the craft as a child by sneaking into her aunt’s workshop.</p> <p>Ora, 64, is now ...
Elona Demollari does not know when her big day will come, but she is trying on wedding gowns anyway as Albanians yearn for the return of the big, brash weddings that are a cornerstone of social life ...
When Albanian photographer Enri Canaj returned to his native country, 10 years after he had left Albania for neighboring Greece, he couldn’t start photographing right away. He needed to reconnect with ...
As the crow flies — and Google Maps authoritatively confirmed — the coast was just a matter of miles away. An easy drive and we’d be lolling in the Mediterranean. Instead the car lurched along dirt ...
THETH, Albania -- THETH, Albania -- The Accursed Mountains tower high above the Shala Valley, snow clinging to their summits even in the summer. Their jagged peaks hide one of Europe's most remote ...
RIT Kosovo (A.U.K) proudly announces the publication of the Albanian translation of The Past as Refuge: Gender, Migration, and Ideology Among the Kosova Albanians (E kaluara si strehë: Gjinia, migrimi ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...
I’m feeling a little guilty as I write this. On Feb. 5, I was peppering Gjergji Arabaxhi with questions about raising pigeons in the middle of Manchester. To solve my curiosity, he walked into his ...
This semester, the University of Wisconsin’s Albanian American Student Organization has resumed operations after going on hiatus during the pandemic. The AASO’s president Jehona Zeneli said her goal ...
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