When Culion was still a leper colony, the island was divided into two worlds. Leper patients were not allowed to enter the areas where those without the illness lived. Anyone crossing the border had to disinfect to prevent the disease from spreading. Now that the island is leprosy-free, their festival celebrates the unity and togetherness that was once impossible during the time when Culion was still a leper colony. #Culion #Palawan #travelph #travelstories #PhilippineHistory | Hello Shayne

Did you know that perhaps 95% of people in the world are immune to leprosy? 😲 Despite this, because the effects of leprosy are so terrible, whenever any kind of outbreak has occurred, people have panicked and have often taken extreme measures to separate those infected with the disease from the rest of the population. This was certainly the case in Hawaii in the 1870s. But while everyone else was trying to stay as far away from leprosy as possible, one man did the exact opposite. #ForTheLoveOfG

This is “probably the most beautiful leper colony, ever,” | Amazing Things in Vietnam

Marc Grewe Leper Colony #deathmetal Album: Those of the Morbid (2025) Testimony Records | Death & Thrash Metal Promotion