We knew we would visit historical and sacred sites, and meet with inspirational leaders.
Arguably, none is more effective than its practice of building mosques on its conquests' most sacred sites.
Mayan ruins and sacred sites are some of the best places to learn about these ancient people, their history and their beliefs.
It is a rare treat for the adventurous to be guided to sacred sites in unspoiled country, where the significance and energy of the land are carefully explained.
Jaime Arias, the Kankuamos' elected governor, says that their world has been out of joint ever since the Spaniards came and the sacred sites began disappearing.
Epics are performed during many social and public events, including state affairs, weddings, a child's first haircut, the ''naadam'' (a wrestling, archery and horseracing festival) and the worship of sacred sites.
The most likely interpretation is that aborigines may enter land to hold ceremonies, visit sacred sites and even gather bush foods as long as they do nothing to interfere with a farmer's livestock, fences and pastures.
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But after Christianity was legalized in 313 AD, funerals moved above ground, and by the 5th Century, the use of catacombs as grave sites dwindled, though they were still revered as sacred sites where pilgrims would come to worship.
This initiative has already involved listening sessions with Tribal elected and spiritual leaders in more than 50 locations, and will result in a series of recommendations on ways to improve the Forest Services' sacred sites policy.
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The origin of the practice is unclear - padlocks have appeared in China for years at sacred sites, and there was a flurry of padlocking in the Hungarian town of Pecs in the 1980s, when university students locked them on a bridge next to the university either as a symbol of undying love or their determination to finish their courses.
Set in the dense forests of the Kii Mountains overlooking the Pacific Ocean, three sacred sites - Yoshino and Omine, Kumano Sanzan, Koyasan - linked by pilgrimage routes to the ancient capital cities of Nara and Kyoto, reflect the fusion of Shinto, rooted in the ancient tradition of nature worship in Japan, and Buddhism, which was introduced from China and the Korean Peninsula.
Increasing poverty, and anger that sacred Quechua sites were being exploited, led to a violent four-day occupation of one Canadian-owned gold mine in 1996.
Now is a fantastic time to visit, to see the Holy Site of the Inca, Machu Picchu, but also to explore the sites in Cusco, the Sacred Valley, and even Lima, which is slowly turning around.
On the second day of each year, the 2 January, the people of these communities proceed from dedicated sites to the shrine, where they perform nine sacred dances from dawn to noon as a prayer for happiness in the New Year.
He urged the Iraqis to defend their religion, country and holy sites, said that the aggression is a personal vendetta and an evil on a sacred land, and called on people not to squander private property during the war.
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