The Results for July are in. 50 SBD was the prize fund for this months challenge. A big thank you to all who participated and congratulations to the winner and other notable mentions who shared the prize fund this month.

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Culture Vulture

The tag #culturevulture will be a place where, here on Steemit, you can share something unique about your country with the world. Instead of being a post about travel or tourism this tag will be about sharing local experiences.

July

There were 28 entries in July 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.

1st Place 30 SBD

It was really difficult to pick the winner this month, there were so many outstanding entries. All different but the winner for July is a very special post. In this post Hive account@asyiesteem shares with us the naming of his daughter in a ceremony that traditionally takes place 7 days after the birth in Aceh.

Shaving and Naming Ceremonies

Congratulations Hive account@asyiesteem on winning the competition, 30 SBD is on the way, but also a big congratulations on the birth of your daughter.

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Notable Mentions 5 SBD

The other posts in this challenge generally covered several categories; Festivals, Ceremonies, Food, Traditions and Sites

Unfortunately there could only be one winner but several posts deserve notable mentions and will each get 5 SBD

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 by Hive account@livinguktaiwan

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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 by Hive account@chillinkansai

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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 by Hive account@kakilasak

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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 by Hive account@keuudeip

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Culture Vulture Challenge

The total Prize fund paid out this week was 50 SBD. Many thanks to Hive account@boxcarblue for a generous donation to the prize fund and for the help with judging this months competition.
A big thank you to all those that took part.
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.

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