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The Kalmyks are the only indigenous Buddhist people in Europe.
Today’s audio installment features two performances from the Voices of the World stage, part of the One World, Many Voices program.
Here’s a gallery of a few of the most striking visitor photos from day three of the 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
Day 3–Festival staff, volunteers, interns, participants, and visitors are a hardy and dedicated bunch.
Vinetta is the Transylvanian name for a dish known in Hungary as padlizsán krém or salată de vinete in the rest of Romania.
George Papagiannis, External Relations/Information Officer from UNESCO, delivered this speech at the 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival Opening Ceremony.
Beautiful photos from our Festival visitors are starting to flood onto Flickr.
This summer we are honored to present a special preview of the 2014 program focusing on China
Today we bring you our very first Flickr gallery of the 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Take a look!
Day 2! The Shepherds of Karcag worked all day on preparing a stew made from a whole mutton.
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