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Ever wondered what time smelled like? This is an incense clock (jokoban in Japan), that was used all over east Asia to measure time by burning incense trails 🕰️
To learn more, we host monthly incense workshops at Goyo in LA & NY 💫
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Kites represent hope by embodying resilience, freedom, and the human desire to rise above adversity, often acting as messengers between heaven and earth. They symbolize the ability to soar despite challenges, with their flight reflecting, for instance, the endurance of children in conflict zones or the triumph of the human spirit over loss. Key... See more
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Sankofa (SAHN-koh-fah) – A Twi word from the Akan Tribe of Ghana that loosely translates to, “go back and get it.” Its literal translation comes from the Akan proverb, "Se wo were fi na wosan kofa a yenkyiri," meaning, "It is not taboo to go back for what you forgot (or left behind)." Sankofa is a phrase that encourages learning from the past to
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