The results of the fifth month of the Culture Vulture challenge are in.
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This month the prize fund was a whopping 105 SBD. Congratulations to all those who entered and to the winners. If you haven't come across these Steemians before you may enjoy checking out their blogs.
Culture Vulture
The tag #culturevulture is a place where, here on Steemit, you can share something unique about your country with the world. Instead of being a tag about travel or tourism this tag is more about sharing experiences.
November
This is the fifth month of this challenge, this month I attended Steemfest and got to spread the word about the challenge to lots of interesting people in Lisbon. To date we have seen participants from; Japan, Armenia, Taiwan, Indonesia, Nigeria, Singapore, Hong Kong, India, Philippines, South Africa and Burma, France, Ireland, China, Vietnam, Borneo and more.
There has been 985 entries, 6,500 SBD generated in post payouts. Entries have received 35,000 votes and 8,000 comments. That is some engagement and if your new to Steemit this Challenge is a great way to get noticed and build your following and network.
If you want to see the complete list of entries have a look at the SteemChallenges site where you can browse all the entries.
Translations
This competition is a monthly competition but each week you have a chance to get a further prize.
The CN translation project is where select posts are being translated to Chinese (weekly) with the original author sharing in the rewards and exposure from those posts. This is an initiative ran by @deanliu and @ygern. We hope to extend this to other communities in December.
The Culture Vulture Tag
The posts you will find using this tag are not just travel posts, but posts that share cultural experiences. These experiences are the magic that I travel to experience and #culturevulture now brings them here to steemit.
@osm0sis was the guest judge this month with some special contributions and advice from a regular contributor @boxcarblue.
1st Place 50 SBD
The winning post this month
@ravv has burst onto the scene in September with an interesting series chronicling his mothers trips around the world. These posts are very detailed and are a great example of how you can find inspiration around you for posts.
Congratulations @ravv on winning the competition this month, 50 SBD is on the way.
Themes
This is the second month where we have given prizes specifically for Culture Vulture Themes.
(We pick entries in each category, you don't need to tag or write anything specific just give the focus of your post on a particular theme)
Festivals
A festival is an event that is celebrated by a community centering on an aspect of the community or culture. Every country or region has different festivals and even regional local celebrations. Festivals often have a religious origin but may also mark the end of a season or commemorate a major event in the history of the community.
Festivals are great to experience when you travel because they usually showcase the best local speciality foods, music, art as well as being great fun and a time for holidays.
@kawaiipower takes us to Northern Japan to experience a fun festival quite unique to Japan.
Congratulations @kawaiipower 10 SBD is on the way.
Food
In some respects nothing expresses a culture more than its food. The climate, culture, religion, the family structure and even way of life are all represented. When we travel or live overseas nothing brings you home like the taste or aroma of a dish from your childhood.
Food is close to my heart and the types of food we eat, when we eat it, who we eat it with .What is that food you pack your suitcase with when you travel?
@silviabeneforti shares a typical Italian Lunch with Steemit. Oh how I wish I was in Italy today for some of that delicious Antipasti and wine!
Congratulations @silviabeneforti 10 SBD is on the way.
Customs & Traditions
What are traditions, why are they important and how can you experience them?
Traditions passed down from generation to generation may have a symbolic meaning or cultural significance; clothes, dress, food, holidays, family gatherings, pass-times. Traditions and customs are bound tightly to our cultural identity and may not always be the easiest for outsiders to grasp.
For me it's much more fun to stay in local accommodation when I travel. You get to experience local customs first hand instead of the generic 5 Star treatment that some hotels offer. This is what made the tradition of the Irish B&B world famous but increasingly there are examples from all over the world of homestays and other cultural exchanges that you experience.
@harshameghadri takes us on a visit to a Lotus Temple in Dehli
Congratulations @harshameghadri 10 SBD is on the way.
Art
"#culturevulture" considers art as a physical expression of creativity. It takes many forms from the visual to performance arts. Art can change the temperature of a room, it inspires, it heals unites and can divide people. Art often provides a focal point to a celebration. Like food, art is a rich expression of our culture.
"#culturevulture" will be a place to share expressions of the visual arts such as paintings , photography , sculpture and architecture, the performing arts such as dance and music and also the literary arts such as the written word and poetry.
Art provides a universal and accessible and portable way to experience a culture, no matter the language or the form. Why not write about Art that expresses your culture and share some photos (your own work please) on #culturevulture today?
@madlenfox tells us about a lesser known noble residence in Saint Petersburg.
Congratulations @madlenfox 10 SBD is on the way.
Notable Mentions 5 SBD
Unfortunately there could only be one winner but several posts deserve notable mentions and will each get 5 SBD
Congratulations @bedusaini 5 SBD is on the way.
Congratulations @jznsamuel 5 SBD is on the way.
Congratulations @dilimunanzar 5 SBD is on the way.
November
The total Prize fund paid out this month was 105 SBD.
Many thanks to @boxcarblue, @linvinguktaiwan and @madlenfox for generous donations to the prize fund this month and to @deanliu and @ygern for the wonderful initiative to translate some picks to Chinese and helping to spread the word of this challenge to a broader audience.
A shout out and thank you to all those who have taken part. If you wish to support this challenge you may write an article, donate to the monthly prize fund, spread the word, resteem or most importantly check out the tag from time to time and comment and upvote peoples posts. Thank you for reading.
December Challenge
For the full announcement about next months challenge and prize fund you will have to wait a few more days but feel free to enter today using the #culturevulture tag.
Blogger Central
"#culturevulture" is on Discord as part of the Blogger Central (@steemitbc) family.
Join us for chat and some great content at https://discord.gg/pJXKRJV
As part of a Blogger Central initiative spearheaded by @paulag the Minnow Translation Project will also be involved in spreading Culture Vulture to multiple languages and getting increased exposure for selected posts. Read more about the MTP at Introducing Minnow Translation Project
Steemit Bloggers' Central strives to be a hub for the Steemit community to share their blogs, provide Steemit news, and host current Steemit related tutorials.
If you wish to support this challenge you may write an article, donate to the monthly prize fund, resteem or most importantly check out the tag from time to time and comment and upvote peoples posts. Thank you for reading. I will post about this months competition in a few days but any posts from today on that have the #culturevulture tag will be included in this months competition.
I look forward to hearing about your culture in December.
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