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  • Day Four: Top Ten Festival Photos

    See highlights from the Folklife Festival captured by our photography team. Join us on the National Mall to see the action for yourself, and add your own photos to our Festival Flickr group!

    A group of Maasai in an impromptu song and dance session.
    A group of Maasai in an impromptu song and dance session.
    Photo by Bea Ugolini, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
    Chinese Minister of Culture Cai Wu embraces Qiang embroiderer Xingxiu Li during a tour through the China program.
    Chinese Minister of Culture Cai Wu embraces Qiang embroiderer Xingxiu Li during a tour through the China program.
    Photo by Josh Weilepp, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
    Isaac Kibe gets some assistance in building the Kitengela Glass Hut.
    Isaac Kibe gets some assistance in building the Kitengela Glass Hut.
    Photo by Brian Barger, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
    Face to face with Human Origins.
    Face to face with Human Origins.
    Photo by Bea Ugolini, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
    Chinese participants take a rest in the morning.
    Chinese participants take a rest in the morning.
    Photo by Josh Weilepp, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
    Discovering Kenyan music on the Ngoma Stage.
    Discovering Kenyan music on the Ngoma Stage.
    Photo by Bea Ugolini, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
    Wings Over Washington Kite Club held a kite workshop as part of the China program.
    Wings Over Washington Kite Club held a kite workshop as part of the China program.
    Photo by Pruitt Allen, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
    Members of the Zhejiang Wu Opera Troupe did some makeovers for visitors.
    Members of the Zhejiang Wu Opera Troupe did some makeovers for visitors.
    Photo by Pruitt Allen, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
    Kids of all ages delight and cower in the presence of the Dragon-Lion Cart in action.
    Kids of all ages delight and cower in the presence of the Dragon-Lion Cart in action.
    Photo by Pruitt Allen, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
    A Miao music workshop and demonstration in China's Family Style tent.
    A Miao music workshop and demonstration in China's Family Style tent.
    Photo by Rachel Winslow, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution

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