sacredness

For many Indigenous groups across Polynesia, whales hold an ancient sacredness and spirit that connects all life.

After meeting with station directors on Sunday, Algerian Communications Minister Mohamed Lagab accused networks of not respecting ethical and professional lines, calling their programmatic choices “out of keeping with the social traditions of our society and especially the sacredness of the month of Ramadan.”

For centuries, Issyk Kul’s remoteness protected it and fostered its sense of sacredness.

“That’s why the sacredness of the site was retreating.”

Sacredness, or “kasiet” in Kyrgyz, can apply to both people and places, Samakov explained; visiting sites imbued with kasiet is believed to help people replenish or discover the kasiet within themselves.