20. O Tannenbaum

Don't worry, the girls aren't hitting you with a Christmas episode in October (there's enough time for that in December). This time, they are all about trees! From wood carving in Tajikistan to maple trees in Canada, this episode covers two valued traditions from opposite sides of the world. Air Castles is a cultural anthropology podcast where Semi-Qualified Hosts/World Travelers/Best Friends Olivia Schmitz and Johanna Schöllauf try to understand different cultures one topic at a time. Questions/Comments/Compliments/Corrections? Email us at [email protected] or reach out to us on Twitter @AirCastlesPod. Sources: Johanna: “Maple Syrup Festivals in Canada”: https://www.tripsavvy.com/maple-syrup-festivals-in-canada-1481755 “Ahornsirup im Schnee - eine alte Wintertradition aus Nordamerika”: https://blog.naturata.de/2010/12/02/ahornsirup-im-schnee-eine-alte-wintertradition-aus-nordamerika/ “15 Products You Can (Usually) Only Buy in Canada”: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/81813/15-products-you-can-usually-only-buy-canada “19 Totally Canadian Things That No Other Country Will Ever Have”: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/only-in-canada_n_5002178 “10 Must-Try Canadian Dishes (and the Best Places to Find Them)”: https://www.readersdigest.ca/travel/canada/10-must-try-canadian-dishes/ Olivia: “Chubkori (woodcarving)”: https://encyclocraftsapr.com/chubkori-woodcarving/ “Tajikistan’s kandakori – a millennial craft keeps going strong”: https://eurasianet.org/tajikistans-kandakori-a-millennial-craft-keeps-going-strong “The Art of Kandakori Woodcarving”: http://paramountjourney.com/en/woodcarving/ “Tajikistan - Traditional Crafts”: https://www.advantour.com/tajikistan/crafts.htm