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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Her fingers dance across the piano keys, striking with precision and force, and a familiarity Magi Kapllani has known her entire life. She described it this way: "I love it. I feel like I'm flying.
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 ...
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 ...