Stamp Requests

¡No puedo creer que aún no tengamos sellos de Cervantes o de Don Quijote! Me parece indispensable cuando hablamos sobre la cultura Española, y es nuestra obra literaria más emblematica y conocida a un nivel internacional.

Aside from food and places, a lot of slowly users are curious about art and culture from other countries. Arts unite and connect people across the globe. Such as paintings which bring cultural appreciation, and depict history. These stamps aim to help different races to learn and understand other country's history, arts, and culture. Prototype stamps are attached below which are composed of famous paintings from selected countries: Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci, Italy Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh, Netherlands The Scream by Edvard Munch, Norway The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Hokusai, Japan The Kiss by Gustav Klimt, Austria Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer, Netherlands The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali, Spain Palay Maiden by Fernando Amorsolo, Philippines Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix, France Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird by Frida Kahlo, Mexico The Night Revels of Han Xizai by Gu Hongzhong, China Spoliarium by Juan Luna, Philippines Whistler's Mother by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, U.S. Campbell's Soup Cans by Andy Warhol, U.S. The Death of General Wolfe by Benjamin West, Canada Shearing the Rams by Tom Roberts, Australia There are a lot of different famous artworks from around the world. What's the most famous painting from your country? Comment down below :) These stamps would be Region exclusive Commemorative stamps and only available during arts month. Wouldn't it be great if people from other country exchange art stamps with you?

Is there anyone here in Slowly who has been to Japan or who loves Japan, who adores their traditions, their cultures, their food, who would like to share their good times with us?

You could recreate a Set with just the 4 Aces. Each Ace rapresent their respective seed: Cup, Gold (or Coin/money), Stick, and Sword. Every deck has 40 Cards, every seed 10 cards. Sicilian and Neapolitan cards are practically the same, Just some illustrations change, but they are both highly used in Italy and always in the same ways.

I think it's a great idea to make a stamp set of traditional dances from all over the world. This will achieve 1) showcasing more of cultures from around the world, 2) at the same time showcase their traditional clothes too, and also 3) feature different faces from around the world. I think it's a good way to showcase diversity, and other's cultures through a single set. It can start with very iconic ones, with one per country.

The cello is a middle pitched bowed string instrument of the violin family. The instrument was created in northern Italy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cello

The jetigen is a Kazakh plucked zither. The most ancient type of zhetigen was an oblong box hollowed out of a piece of wood. The strings (made of horsehair) were stretched by hand from the outside of the instrument. Under each string, asyks were placed on both sides, which served as pegs. By moving them, it was possible to tune the string. If the asyks were brought closer together, the tuning was raised; if they were moved apart, it was lowered. It was widely used until the 19th century. Currently, the zhetigen is used as a solo and accompanying instrument in folk orchestras and ensembles. In ancient times, an old man lived in a village. He had seven sons. One cold winter, due to jute (massive death of livestock caused by icing of pastures or heavy snowfall, making grazing difficult), people were left without food, and grief settled in the old man's house. Death took away all the sons one after another. After the death of his eldest son Kaniya, the grief-stricken old man hollowed out a piece of dry wood, stretched a string on it and, having placed a stand under it, performed the kyui "Karagym" ("My dear"), after the death of his second son Torealym, the old father stretches a second string and improvises the kyui "Kanat synar" ("Broken wing"), for his third son Zhaikeldy he composes the kyui "Kumarym" ("My beloved"); The fourth son, Beken, is dedicated to the kyui "Ot soner" ("Extinguished flame"), the fifth son, Khauasu, is composed "Bakyt koshty" ("Lost happiness"), and the sixth son, Zhulzar - "Kun tutyldy" ("Eclipsed sun"). After the loss of his last youngest son, Kiyas, the old man pulls the seventh string and performs the kyui "Zheti balamnan ayrylyp kusa boldym" ("Grief from the loss of seven sons"). Extracting sounds full of sorrow from the instrument, the performer shows the images of his children in melodies of various natures. These improvised melodies were further developed and have come down to us in the form of instrumental pieces-kyuis under the general name "Zhetigennin zheteui" ("Seven kyuis of zhetygen"). This is one of the ancient Kazakh musical instruments that has survived to this day almost unchanged.

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Philosophy has been a part of Indian culture since the days of the Vedas. In fact, India is arguably the pioneer of systematized philosophical thought. It has inspired innumerable people, who have referenced it in their works. It would be great to have a stamp set of 6, each for one school of Indian Philosophy: Samkhya Yoga Vaishesika Nyaya Purva Mimansa Vedanta

Tahteeb. It's a traditional Egyptian martial art and folk dance that has evolved from a method of combat training to a performance art. It involves two participants wielding long sticks in a non-violent, symbolic exchange, often accompanied by music. The practice is deeply rooted in Upper Egypt and is recognized by UNESCO as part of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.