
The Smithsonian Folklife festival
The international exhibition of living heritage held annually in the capital of the world's first power. Festival origin and concept First held in 1967, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival spans two long weeks each year a few days after the national holiday. Organized by the institution, this festival is free to all visitors in order to facilitate cultural exchange. It is usually divided by region, state or theme. Mainly consisting of music, singing, dancing, handicrafts, cooking demonstration and reading, it encourages visitors to interact with the exhibitors. The festival brings together more than 90 nations, every region of the United States, dozens of ethnic communities, more than 100 Native American groups, and some 70 different crafts1. With more than one million visitors annually,...
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The Smithsonian Folklife festival
The international exhibition of living heritage held annually in the capital of the world's first power. Festival origin and concept First held in 1967, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival spans two long weeks each year a few days after the national holiday. Organized by the institution, this festival is free to all visitors in order to facilitate cultural exchange. It is usually divided by region, state or theme. Mainly consisting of music, singing, dancing, handicrafts, cooking demonstration and reading, it encourages visitors to interact with the exhibitors. The festival brings together...
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The Smithsonian Folklife festival
The international exhibition of living heritage held annually in the capital of the world's first power. Festival origin and concept First held in 1967, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival spans two long weeks each year a few days after the national holiday. Organized by the institution, this festival is free to all visitors in order to facilitate cultural exchange. It is usually divided by region, state or theme. Mainly consisting of music, singing, dancing, handicrafts, cooking demonstration and reading, it encourages visitors to interact with the exhibitors. The festival brings together...
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The Smithsonian Folklife festival
The international exhibition of living heritage held annually in the capital of the world's first power. Festival origin and concept First held in 1967, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival spans two long weeks each year a few days after the national holiday. Organized by the institution, this festival is free to all visitors in order to facilitate cultural exchange. It is usually divided by region, state or theme. Mainly consisting of music, singing, dancing, handicrafts, cooking demonstration and reading, it encourages visitors to interact with the exhibitors. The festival brings together...
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Art galleries, a new attraction in the city of Paris?
The city of Paris is known for its legendary Eiffel Tower and its bridge of love where many couples will materialize their love by hanging a padlock and simply throwing the key into the river. A symbolic way to seal their love. Recently, it is something else that attracts more and more visitors to Paris. Art galleries Indeed, it's the art galleries that are all the rage right now. Some of them exhibit unusual works, so unusual that they have the ability to literally take us from one universe to another. If you are passionate about art, you should definitely have seen the video of Galleria...
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The Smithsonian Folklife festival
The international exhibition of living heritage held annually in the capital of the world's first power. Festival origin and concept First held in 1967, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival spans two long weeks each year a few days after the national holiday. Organized by the institution, this festival is free to all visitors in order to facilitate cultural exchange. It is usually divided by region, state or theme. Mainly consisting of music, singing, dancing, handicrafts, cooking demonstration and reading, it encourages visitors to interact with the exhibitors. The festival brings together...
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