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For forty-eight years, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival has gathered people from around the globe on the National Mall to celebrate the best of the human spirit.
Eight days before the opening of the 2014 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, participants from Hong Kong began construction on the bamboo flower plaque
The staff, interns, and volunteers in the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections are striving to make the Archives a more visible
Kenyan music is as diverse as its landscapes, ethnic communities, and cultures. While folk music, reflective of the nation’s various ethnic groups
Join us on Wednesday, June 25, for the opening ceremony of the 2014 Folklife Festival.
The 2014 Smithsonian Folklife Festival celebrates the Republic of Kenya fifty years after its independence.
The Family Style tent in the China: Tradition and the Art of Living program welcomes families and children of all ages to engage in creative activities and challenging games
As a small-town college girl trying to think of a meaningful way to spend her summer, I thought, why not go to Washington, D.C.?
Mandazi is a type of donut-like sweet eaten as a snack or for breakfast with a cup of chai tea.
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