Incense making, Vietnam Jan 31, 2022

Incense making, Vietnam

Tomorrow marks the start of the Lunar New Year, known as Tết here in Vietnam. With celebrations fast approaching, these craftspeople in the "incense village" of Quang Phu Cau have been busy. Incense is used both in places of worship and on altars in family homes during Tết. The bright orange, pink, and crimson incense sticks are made from bamboo shavings hand-dipped in spiced and dyed paste. They"re then dried before bundling for sale all over the country.

© Azim Khan Ronnie/Amazing Aerial Agency

palette

Today in History

Jan 31, 2018Sunbeams across Tartu County, Estonia
Jan 31, 2019A bohemian feline
Jan 31, 2020Dance of the egret
Jan 31, 2021A glittering diamond in the rough
Jan 31, 2023Burchells zebras for International Zebra Day
Jan 31, 2024International Zebra Day

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Oct 1, 2021What s better than a smile?
Feb 1, 2018Stuben am Arlberg, Austria
Jul 9, 2023Moselle River loop near Kröv, Germany
May 18, 2021International Museum Day
Jul 26, 2018Exploring the wilder side of New York
Apr 25, 2020Rockin with the rockhoppers
Oct 26, 2019 FOR FOREST by Klaus Littmann
Jan 2, 2020Winter in the Finnish wilds
Apr 3, 2022Lake Tai s cherry trees in bloom
Feb 18, 2019Presidents Day in America’s front yard
Apr 20, 2018No, it s not a leaf. Happy Look-alike Day
Oct 17, 2023Spreadsheet Day
Oct 28, 2020A grotesque scene
Nov 11, 2022Veterans Day
Sep 21, 2019 The Wall for Peace
Jan 16, 2020In the valley of the doll
Feb 7, 2021It s superb owl Sunday
Aug 8, 2021Bridge to infinity
Apr 11, 2023Mossy Grotto Falls, Oregon
Aug 26, 2018From pirate port to nature preserve
Oct 24, 2023Füzér Castle in the Zemplén Mountains, Hungary
Jan 4, 2020Celebrating whales—and a whale of a tale
Jan 28, 2022Short-eared owl
Jul 28, 2020Over the boardwalk
Nov 8, 2018Manatees rebound
Jul 23, 2022National Moth Week
Apr 10, 2018It’s Siblings Day!
Dec 31, 2022New Year s Eve in Sydney, Australia
Dec 2, 2020Protecting Alaska
Oct 11, 2021Indigenous living