48 items found
Collection ID is exactly "1" AND Subject is exactly "Beliefs and cultures"
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Blessing of the Water for the Dead

Blessing of the Water for the Dead
Date
1989-06-24
Description
Twenty color slides. The festival was held June 24-25, 1989 to celebrate Tarpon Springs heritage of sponge diving, a practice that dated back to the 1890s. By 1905, when 500 Greek immigrants answered an ad to be sponge divers, the town acquired a distinctive Greek flavor, as the Greek Americans thrived in the sponge industry. At one point, Florida provided 95% of the nation's sponges. Although today over fishing and synthetic materials have undercut the sponge diving industry, the tradition lives on in Greek families, and through tourism.
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Blessing of the Water for the Dead

Blessing of the Water for the Dead
Botanica Santeria storefront

Botanica Santeria storefront
Date
Description
One black and white print. Image of the Santeria Botanica storefront. This was a place where believers in Santeria can buy herbs and other supplies. Santeria is a Cuban version of the Yoruba religion. 1979. See also S 1577, box 17, folder 28 (P79-807, P79-808).
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Botanica Santeria storefront

Botanica Santeria storefront
Folk medicine demonstration at Jasper elementary

Folk medicine demonstration at Jasper elementary
Date
1983-11
Description
Five color slides. Demonstration on folk medicine at Jasper Elementary. Part of the 1983 Folk Arts in the Schools program
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Folk medicine demonstration at Jasper elementary

Folk medicine demonstration at Jasper elementary
Haitian Botanica storefront

Haitian Botanica storefront
Date
1985-08
Description
One color slide. This was a place where believers in Santeria can buy herbs and other supplies. Santeria is a Cuban version of the Yoruba religion. The Dade Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1985 and 1986 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalas, Nancy Nusz and Laurie Sommers in order to identify folk arts and folk artists for the special folklife area at the 34th Annual Florida Folk Festival. The traditions are mainly Haitian, Jamaican, Mexican, Bahamian, Cuban and Jewish and cover a wide range of skills and art forms.
Collection
Haitian Botanica storefront

Haitian Botanica storefront
Jessie Mae Newsome demonstrating folk medicine at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Jessie Mae Newsome demonstrating folk medicine at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival
Date
1983-05
Description
Four color slides.
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Jessie Mae Newsome demonstrating folk medicine at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Jessie Mae Newsome demonstrating folk medicine at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival
Lake Mystic Baptist Church gravestones

Lake Mystic Baptist Church gravestones
Date
1989-01
Description
Six color slides. Images of gravestones at a church cemetery in Bristol, Florida.
Collection
Lake Mystic Baptist Church gravestones

Lake Mystic Baptist Church gravestones
Louise Sanders singing at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival

Louise Sanders singing at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival
Date
1984-05-25
Description
Ten color slides. Louise Sanders telling stories and sayings on the main stage.
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Louise Sanders singing at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival

Louise Sanders singing at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival
Mario Pozos with her herb and food garden

Mario Pozos with her herb and food garden
Date
1986-09-05
Description
Five color slides. Images of Pozos in her herb garden. She used many of the herbs for medicinal purposes. She lived in the Dade Labor Camp. The Metro-Dade Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1986 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalas, Nancy Nusz and Laurie Sommers in order to identify folk arts and folk artists for the special folklife area at the 34th Annual Florida Folk Festival. The traditions are mainly Haitian, Jamaican, Mexican, Bahamian, Cuban and Jewish and cover a wide range of skills and art forms.
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Mario Pozos with her herb and food garden

Mario Pozos with her herb and food garden
Metro-Dade Folklife Area at 1986 Florida Folk Festival: Santeria demonstration area

Metro-Dade Folklife Area at 1986 Florida Folk Festival: Santeria demonstration area
Date
1986-05-24
Description
Six color slides. Demonstration of the material culture, practices, and rites of Santeria (The Way of the Saints), a syncretic belief system combining elements of West African religion with Catholicism. Ernesto was an italero, or a high priest of Santeria. Carman was his mother, and made Santeria-related clothing and crafts. For an interview with Pichardo, see S 1576, T85-145 - S85-146. The Dade Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1986 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalas, Nancy Nusz and Laurie Sommers in order to identify folk arts and folk artists for the special folklife area at the 34th Annual Florida Folk Festival. The traditions are mainly Haitian, Jamaican, Mexican, Bahamian, Cuban and Jewish and cover a wide range of skills and art forms.
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Metro-Dade Folklife Area at 1986 Florida Folk Festival: Santeria demonstration area

Metro-Dade Folklife Area at 1986 Florida Folk Festival: Santeria demonstration area
Tom Harvely water witching (dowsing)

Tom Harvely water witching (dowsing)
Date
1982-10
Description
One black and white print. Water witching, or dowsing, is the act of locating water sources through extrasensory perceptions, often signaled by the twitching of a piece of wood held in the hand.
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Tom Harvely water witching (dowsing)

Tom Harvely water witching (dowsing)
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
Blessing of the Water for the DeadBlessing of the Water for the DeadStill ImageArts, Greek
Greek Americans
Priests
Religion
Religious rites
Beliefs and cultures
Death rites
Catholics
Folk festivals
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Botanica Santeria storefrontBotanica Santeria storefrontStill ImageMaterial culture
Stores, retail
Religion
Mysticism
Specialty stores
Belief systems
Beliefs and cultures
Santeria		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Folk medicine demonstration at Jasper elementaryFolk medicine demonstration at Jasper elementaryStill ImageStudents
Demonstrations
Beliefs and cultures
Belief systems
Education
Schools
Practices
Medicine
Natural medicine
Alternative medicine
Health
Healers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Haitian Botanica storefrontHaitian Botanica storefrontStill ImageFieldwork
Specialty stores
Stores, retail
Religion
Haitian Americans
Community enterprise
Arts, Haitian
Community culture
Signs (commercial)
Santeria
Beliefs and cultures		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Jessie Mae Newsome demonstrating folk medicine at the 1983 Florida Folk FestivalJessie Mae Newsome demonstrating folk medicine at the 1983 Florida Folk FestivalStill ImageHealer
Folk festivals
Festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Healers
Health
Medicine
Alternative medicine
Beliefs and cultures
Demonstrations		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Lake Mystic Baptist Church gravestonesLake Mystic Baptist Church gravestonesStill ImageSepulchral monuments
Churches
Stone carving
Sepulchral slabs
Material culture
Cemeteries
Baptists
Beliefs and cultures		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Louise Sanders singing at the 1984 Florida Folk FestivalLouise Sanders singing at the 1984 Florida Folk FestivalStill ImageSingers
Performing arts
Storytellers
Folklore
Oral narratives
Storytelling
Tales
Performers
Beliefs and cultures
Performances		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Mario Pozos with her herb and food gardenMario Pozos with her herb and food gardenStill ImagePlants
Herbs
Latinos
Mexican Americans
Beliefs and cultures
Alternative medicine
Natural medicine
Migrant workers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Metro-Dade Folklife Area at 1986 Florida Folk Festival: Santeria demonstration areaMetro-Dade Folklife Area at 1986 Florida Folk Festival: Santeria demonstration areaStill ImageFolk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Demonstrations
Santeria
Beliefs and cultures
Religion
Religious art
Cuban Americans
Latinos
Material culture
Priests		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Tom Harvely water witching (dowsing)Tom Harvely water witching (dowsing)Still ImageDowsing
Folklore
Students
Teaching of folklore
Pedagogy
Beliefs and cultures
Water witching
Divination
Magic
Dowsers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg