What can the Skeleton Warriors of Papua New Guinea teach us about Christmas.
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I didn't expect to be blown away by the sheer beauty of a people that paint themselves as skeletons, but it happened. What is it about these men that took my breath away? They embrace life. To paint your body with the visage of death reminds us of the precious and fleeting nature of life. More than that, their willingness to play with their traditional art form. This is a quality we have lost in the us vs them culture we adopted over the last several decades.
What can the Skeleton Warriors of Papua New Guinea teach us about Christmas.
What can the Skeleton Warriors of Papua New…
What can the Skeleton Warriors of Papua New Guinea teach us about Christmas.
I didn't expect to be blown away by the sheer beauty of a people that paint themselves as skeletons, but it happened. What is it about these men that took my breath away? They embrace life. To paint your body with the visage of death reminds us of the precious and fleeting nature of life. More than that, their willingness to play with their traditional art form. This is a quality we have lost in the us vs them culture we adopted over the last several decades.