It is well known that in the North of Russia there are the wooden temples built without using a nail, only by an axe. In Arkhangelsk there is the largest in Russia (and in the world) open air museum “Malye Karely” where you can see a lot of houses in their natural size which were built this way. Many of them are dated from 19th and even 18th centuries. They were brought to one place by very remote areas of Arkhangelsk region and still well-preserved. This museum attracts people from different towns of Russia and its close neighbors Scandinavian countries. You can enjoy there a modest nature of the Russian North…. Hmm, it was a little lyrical excursus… because I like this place very much!
Nevertheless Russians are not only the ones who mastered (and still do) this kind of art. That kind of temple was built in 1864 by the residents of New Zealand town Waintangi. They belonged to a tribe Maori. A bit of history – the Maori are the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand. The group probably arrived in southwestern Polynesia in several waves at some time before 1300.The Maori settled the islands and developed a distinct culture. They gave to the whole world the unforgettable events - fire shows which have very deep roots in their culture.
In New Zealand it was only one temple, in the Russian North there are a lot of them, and not only temples but ordinary houses but it’s very interesting that even these far away countries have such cultural links. Sometimes the distance doesn’t matter and you can find something familiar half a world away from your home.
The final Curios © phrase:
“A good tale is none the worse for being told twice”
(English saying)
