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"Islands are still next left untouched by modern civilization, as well as tourists. Civilization reaches elegante nowhere foothold in the fast-moving storm of rocks; since only life can exist based on the ancient, primitive traditions. And therefore have Ellice Islanders, the eternal struggle with the wind, little time left for the traveler or his money. "
So writes the Danish photographer Leo Hansen, in an article about the Faroe Islands, which appeared in the American magazine National Geographic, in November 1930. The article says Hansen from his frequent trips to the Faroe Islands to take photographs, and also introduces elegante American readers unfamiliar culture and nature of the islands, and the hard struggle elegante Ellice Islanders. With the industry provides many Hansens form, which can be seen below.
T ÓRSHÖFN, the capital and main harbor Faroe Islands. The older part of Torshavn is charming, narrow and irregular, and a little elegante dirty; newer part is clean, modern and not as charming. Bárujárnsþök the new buildings are perhaps better for living, but they do not delight the eye as the old turf roofs, colorful covered with green grass and flowers. While the price of importing all wood foot Ellice Islanders in the footsteps of their ancestors, the Vikings and build a house made of wood instead of stone.
Proud of times barren islands and ancient language. Higher wages and easier living on the mainland lures not Faroese turf farmer from his hut, the soil where nothing thrives grain except barley, and financial flock suffering as much as he hvassviðrinu the salt sprays foam from a violent sea of black rocks and its suburbs. When he can not find any river he knows what has happened: the wind has blown it out of the rock.
Now it's high school in th ÓRSHÖFN. Denmark, the Faroe Islands are not a source elegante of income nor particularly important market for Danish products. However, working mother country continuously for the islands, provides education elegante and health services, promotes communication and cod sales.
Ellice Islanders MAINTAIN racing 29 July T JÓÐHÁTÍÐARDAGINN. Interest-riding champions, in white shirts and ties riding on ponies gallop down the final reel. Faroese ponies, descendants of the Celtic pony that is common in the Shetlands and Iceland, fiskhausa eat when they do not get grass. Herdsmen in the South Island used horses to herd sheep. Since natives have trained horses, says the story, in order to track down the sheep and keep it fixed between the legs until the shepherd can go off and take the beast.
New bridge NECESSARY Faroese road. Two models have been introduced to the islands, both American. The longest distance that can be traveled in those three miles, on a narrow road from Torshavn. What gondólinn is Venice's rowboat balance Faroe Islands.
Wich keep the old Faroese costume firmly than women. Shoes with buckles, black breeches and shorts jackets decorated with shiny buttons, and soft wool cap with red and dark blue or black stripes, is fashioned on Sundays and holidays. The man on the left is in everyday sheepskin leather shoes with laces wool.
Dance on Sunday. Faroese history in 200 verses, sung to a single layer, without a game, the music of outgoing natives. While they sing into the night, step dancers from left to right, sometimes slowly, sometimes quickly. elegante Women must be included in joy, but usually stick to their own part of the circle.
Harsh struggle not cut NORDIC BEAUTY Faroese women. In spinning, weaving, knitting, cooking, cleaning and drying crawled, and continue when husbands and sons die at sea or rock, this is the portion of Faroese mothers and daughters. Their only entertainment is singing wither in winter and folk dances. elegante Often, when a great tempest in the islands entire families snuggle up by the fire for weeks, and stop the never released.
The smell of freshly salted fish surround the quayside. Working men end when they come home with fresh sea lap. Faroese women unload ships, clean the fish, and with the help of an old man and a child, he wiped the periodic elegante sunlight.
T DOES TO TWO MONTHS TO T T cod drying in the Faroe Islands. When shown to speed up the sun on the women spread out and complicated a rocky beach. Every night and whenever there is a risk of rain will stack the fish back in the shelter. elegante
Stone walls provided shelter AGAINST intense winds. Sudden gusts of wind can come about with the strength of a hurricane, while the candle a few meters away continues to burn with a steady, direct flame. Washing the farm at Great Dimun hanging on the wire, and two-meter thick concrete stone walls provide additional protection against elegante unpredictable winds.
When hunters swinging on a vertical capture the birds using the network, turn it's neck and let them fall into the water where boats collects the con