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In 2023, over 300 volunteers helped in several areas of Smithsonian Folklife Festival events.
The invitation to participate in the 2018 Smithsonian Folklife Festival was a turning point for the Catalan flower carpet creators.
While these Ozark boating traditions vary in materials, styles, and geographies of origin, they were brought together at the Folklife Festival.
Fijiri is a vocal music sung by pearl divers on wooden dhows as entertainment and inspiration.
“The most important thing about shucking is knowing the anatomy of the oyster.”
The film chronicles the history of the agency, from its idealistic origins during the Cold War through multiple political shifts, controversies, and dramatic events in world affairs.
The idea of “paying your dues” doesn’t resonate with these DJs.
How can closely related plant species occur on two continents, thousands of miles apart?
For generations, hundreds of “hunters” have dug the valuable roots for supplemental income.
Who are the Hmong, and how did they end up in this place with this job?
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