Tagged: culture

Gang Tattoos Around The World (10 pictures)

The gang tattoos identify gang members, symbolizes commitment and allegiance to one’s gang, and can also identify a particular crime, threat or other gang related event. Tattoos are also often used to send a message of intimidation and ownership to other gangs. The symbols are exclusive and only gang members are permitted to wear the group’s mark.

The Fascinating Origins Of Hand Gestures (10 pictures)

Gestures are a form of nonverbal communication in which visible bodily actions are used to communicate important messages, either in place of speech or together and in parallel with spoken words. They are culture-specific and can convey very different meanings in different social or cultural settings.

Certainly most of these gestures you use every day. Check out what they mean!

The five major world religions

It’s perfectly human to grapple with questions, like ‘Where do we come from?’ and ‘How do I live a life of meaning?’ These existential questions are central to the five major world religions — and that’s not all that connects these faiths. John Bellaimey explains the intertwined histories and cultures of Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity and Islam.