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Celebrations
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Despite the bad weather, the Ralph Rinzler Memorial Concert was held indoors on June 30.
The Amazon rainforest covers more than one third of Colombia and contains approximately fifty-two ethnic groups, many are indigenous communities
The Téenek of Tamaletón in the Huasteca region of San Luis Potosi celebrate the Danza del Bixom Tiiw ceremony. This ritual called Danza del Bixom Tíiw involves "flying" from a pole, in honor of Dhipaak, the Lord of Corn, to ensure good crops.
If you haven’t yet visited this year’s Smithsonian Folklife Festival, be sure to check out the daily Wixárica cleansing ceremonies
Storyteller, Victoria Burnett, gives a lesson in BBC (Black Baptist Church) 101.
Dorji Tshering, Director of the Department of Culture for Bhutan, talks about a chhipdrel(procession) and how it is important to perform before big events.
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