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  • Day Eight: Top Ten Festival Photos

    The Folklife Festival flooded with Fourth of July revelers today following the parade on Constitution Avenue, packing the dance floors at both main performance stages. Join us on the National Mall this weekend to see the action for yourself, and add your own photos to our Festival Flickr group!

    Hitting the Moonrise Pavilion dance floor with Ih Tsetsn.
    Hitting the Moonrise Pavilion dance floor with Ih Tsetsn.
    Photo by Walter Larrimore, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
    Learning the art of adornment.
    Learning the art of adornment.
    Photo by Maggie Pelta-Pauls, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
    Sharing the art of soapstone carving.
    Sharing the art of soapstone carving.
    Photo by Maggie Pelta-Pauls, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
    Celebrating the Fourth of July with new friends on the National Mall.
    Celebrating the Fourth of July with new friends on the National Mall.
    Photo by Hillary Cleary, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
    Practicing water calligraphy in the China program's People's Park.
    Practicing water calligraphy in the China program's People's Park.
    Photo by Francisco X. Guerra, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
    Practicing kite-flying in America's most monumental National Park.
    Practicing kite-flying in America's most monumental National Park.
    Photo by Hillary Cleary, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
    Dancers from all over Kenya and America unite on the Ngoma Stage dance floor.
    Dancers from all over Kenya and America unite on the Ngoma Stage dance floor.
    Photo by Walter Larrimore, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
    Spinning kaolin clay in porcelain pottery.
    Spinning kaolin clay in porcelain pottery.
    Photo by Hillary Cleary, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
    Isaac Kibe cements in bottle cap flourishes to the top of his recycled glass-bottle hut.
    Isaac Kibe cements in bottle cap flourishes to the top of his recycled glass-bottle hut.
    Photo by Josh Weilepp, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
    Tian Mengyi leads a tai chi group in People's Park.
    Tian Mengyi leads a tai chi group in People's Park.
    Photo by Brian Barger, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution

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