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Kung fu nuns show off martial art skills at monastery reopening in Nepal

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Kung fu nuns show off martial art skills at monastery reopening in Nepal



Nuns mark opening of Druk Amitabha nunnery with performance, five years after Covid closureAbout a dozen nuns performed hand chops and high kicks, some of them wielding swords, as they showed off their martial art skills to hundreds of cheering wellwishers at the reopening of their nunnery in Nepal.The nuns of the hilltop Druk Amitabha monastery put on the show of strength to mark the institution’s reopening five years after Covid forced it to close its doors to the public. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/31/kung-fu-nuns-show-off-martial-art-skills-at-monastery-reopening-in-nepal

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Publish date : 2024-12-31 12:05:21

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