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Cultural Transmission
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Many Slavic peoples—like Polish, Ukrainians, Czechs, and Slovaks—shared pierogies as a staple food.
On the evening of June 25, the sounds of Puerto Rican plena, bomba, and Afro-Latin jazz echoed from the Smithsonian Folklife Festival’s Ralph Rinzler Stage
For Ayesha Al Mansoori, learning the ancient art of falconry was not for sustenance or sport.
Al Marar’s take on machboos, an Arab mixed rice dish, reflects the life of a Bedouin in the desert.
In broad terms, we could say that there have been three major transformations in Catalan culture over the past 150 years.
Educational forums and intergenerational inheritance of various crafts are crucial to the heritage arts’ sustainability.
A woman recalls profitable peddling herbal remedies across Catalonia to preserve the traditional lifestyle of their valley.
Through dance we nurture our Armenian identity, connecting communities around the world.
Virginia artist Megan Marlatt carries on the Catalan tradition of creating giants and “big heads” for parades and other performances.
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