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Mesir Macunu festival
© Information and Documentation Center of Folk Culture / Ministry of Culture and Tourism
The Mesir Macunu festival of Manisa, Turkey, commemorates the recovery of Hafsa Sultan, mother of Suleiman the Magnificent, who was cured of a disease by the invention of a paste known as mesir macunu. (...) Thousands of people come from different regions of Turkey to compete to catch the pieces as they fall. Many believe that by so doing their wishes for marriage, work and children will come true within a year. (...) The strength of Read more about this element on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage website.
© Information and Documentation Center of Folk Culture / Ministry of Culture and Tourism
© Information and Documentation Center of Folk Culture / Ministry of Culture and Tourism
© Information and Documentation Center of Folk Culture / Ministry of Culture and Tourism
© Information and Documentation Center of Folk Culture / Ministry of Culture and Tourism
© Information and Documentation Center of Folk Culture / Ministry of Culture and Tourism
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It is also known as mangrove crab and is a good source of protein and is especially in demand during the summer season, when the fish catch drops. Small fisher folk would wade through the mangroves and mud flats searching for crab holes to hunt them using long iron hooks.
(...) Instead of digging artificial ponds for growing crabs, fisher folk create pens in existing waters, leaving the tidal water flowing to the mangroves undisturbed. (...) This has resulted in good catch in subsequent months, but much of the Bombay duck catch has been the normal adult size.
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It is also known as mangrove crab and is a good source of protein and is especially in demand during the summer season, when the fish catch drops. Small fisher folk would wade through the mangroves and mud flats searching for crab holes to hunt them using long iron hooks.
(...) Instead of digging artificial ponds for growing crabs, fisher folk create pens in existing waters, leaving the tidal water flowing to the mangroves undisturbed. (...) This has resulted in good catch in subsequent months, but much of the Bombay duck catch has been the normal adult size.
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It is also known as mangrove crab and is a good source of protein and is especially in demand during the summer season, when the fish catch drops. Small fisher folk would wade through the mangroves and mud flats searching for crab holes to hunt them using long iron hooks.
(...) Instead of digging artificial ponds for growing crabs, fisher folk create pens in existing waters, leaving the tidal water flowing to the mangroves undisturbed. (...) This has resulted in good catch in subsequent months, but much of the Bombay duck catch has been the normal adult size.
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Score: 1785912.9
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https://www.fao.org/fsnforum/comment/8852
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It is also known as mangrove crab and is a good source of protein and is especially in demand during the summer season, when the fish catch drops. Small fisher folk would wade through the mangroves and mud flats searching for crab holes to hunt them using long iron hooks.
(...) Instead of digging artificial ponds for growing crabs, fisher folk create pens in existing waters, leaving the tidal water flowing to the mangroves undisturbed. (...) This has resulted in good catch in subsequent months, but much of the Bombay duck catch has been the normal adult size.
Language:English
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It is also known as mangrove crab and is a good source of protein and is especially in demand during the summer season, when the fish catch drops. Small fisher folk would wade through the mangroves and mud flats searching for crab holes to hunt them using long iron hooks.
(...) Instead of digging artificial ponds for growing crabs, fisher folk create pens in existing waters, leaving the tidal water flowing to the mangroves undisturbed. (...) This has resulted in good catch in subsequent months, but much of the Bombay duck catch has been the normal adult size.
Language:English
Score: 1785912.9
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https://www.fao.org/fsnforum/es/comment/8852
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It is also known as mangrove crab and is a good source of protein and is especially in demand during the summer season, when the fish catch drops. Small fisher folk would wade through the mangroves and mud flats searching for crab holes to hunt them using long iron hooks.
(...) Instead of digging artificial ponds for growing crabs, fisher folk create pens in existing waters, leaving the tidal water flowing to the mangroves undisturbed. (...) This has resulted in good catch in subsequent months, but much of the Bombay duck catch has been the normal adult size.
Language:English
Score: 1785912.9
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https://www.fao.org/fsnforum/fr/comment/8852
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It is also known as mangrove crab and is a good source of protein and is especially in demand during the summer season, when the fish catch drops. Small fisher folk would wade through the mangroves and mud flats searching for crab holes to hunt them using long iron hooks.
(...) Instead of digging artificial ponds for growing crabs, fisher folk create pens in existing waters, leaving the tidal water flowing to the mangroves undisturbed. (...) This has resulted in good catch in subsequent months, but much of the Bombay duck catch has been the normal adult size.
Language:English
Score: 1785912.9
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https://www.fao.org/fsnforum/index.php/fr/comment/8852
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It is also known as mangrove crab and is a good source of protein and is especially in demand during the summer season, when the fish catch drops. Small fisher folk would wade through the mangroves and mud flats searching for crab holes to hunt them using long iron hooks.
(...) Instead of digging artificial ponds for growing crabs, fisher folk create pens in existing waters, leaving the tidal water flowing to the mangroves undisturbed. (...) This has resulted in good catch in subsequent months, but much of the Bombay duck catch has been the normal adult size.
Language:English
Score: 1785912.9
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https://www.fao.org/fsnforum/index.php/es/comment/8852
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It is also known as mangrove crab and is a good source of protein and is especially in demand during the summer season, when the fish catch drops. Small fisher folk would wade through the mangroves and mud flats searching for crab holes to hunt them using long iron hooks.
(...) Instead of digging artificial ponds for growing crabs, fisher folk create pens in existing waters, leaving the tidal water flowing to the mangroves undisturbed. (...) This has resulted in good catch in subsequent months, but much of the Bombay duck catch has been the normal adult size.
Language:English
Score: 1785912.9
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https://www.fao.org/fsnforum/index.php/ru/comment/8852
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