90 items found
Collection ID is exactly "1" AND Subject is exactly "Holidays and festivals"
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1981 July Fourth Celebration

1981 July Fourth Celebration

Date
1981-07-04
Description
Eighty-four color slides. Images of the annual July Fourth celebration in 1981. Includes images of games (652-653, 656-667, 615-617, 673-675), crafts (632-648), food (618-627), performers like Frank and Ann Thomas (676-680, 684-687), Gamble Rogers (672), and gospel singers (649-651).
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1985 July Fourth Celebration at the Stephen Foster Memorial

1985 July Fourth Celebration at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Date
1985-07-04
Description
Fourteen color slides. 1251-1254: Hunter Family, gospel singers of Green Cove Springs; 1255-1258: Shotgun Bluegrass, quartet from Palatka; 1259-1260: Suwannee River Fire Band, of Live Oak; 1261-1264: Rev. Brown of White Springs singing gospel.
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1990 July Fourth Celebration at the Stephen Foster Center

1990 July Fourth Celebration at the Stephen Foster Center

Date
1990-07-04
Description
19 black and white images on a photographic proof sheet. Images 1-6: Watermelon seed spitting contest Images 7-10: Del Suggs performing Images 11-13: FFP employee/sound engineer Chris Williams Image 14: Willie James on fiddle and Bill Paine on guitar performing Images 15-19: Pete Martin on dulcimer and Bill Paine on guitar performing.
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Activities at the 1986 Fourth of July celebration

Activities at the 1986 Fourth of July celebration

Date
1986-07-04
Description
Sixty-seven color slides. Each year, the Florida Folklife Program offered traditional music and games for Independence Day at the Stephen Foster Memorial. Folklorist Roller can be seen in slide S86-151.
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Ann Duffy demonstrating Easter egg decorating

Ann Duffy demonstrating Easter egg decorating

Date
1985-04-03
Description
Twenty color slides. Duffy, an East European, demonstrates traditional methods for decorating Easter eggs to San Pablo Elementary students. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Duval County was a joint venture between the Duval County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was started in 1984 by folklorist David Taylor with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, a series of five two-day seminars to acquaint teachers with the use of folklore and folk arts, in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist, which included visits by local folk artists. Taylor ran it until 1986. In 1988, Gregory Hansen re-initiated it with minor changes.
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Bartow Library Program: What is Folklife

Bartow Library Program: What is Folklife

Date
1983-06-20
Description
One audio cassettes. Presentation at the Bartow Public Library, in connection with the Pursuits and Pastimes exhibit, about folklife. Dyen, a folklorist with the Florida Bureau of Folklife, explains the profession using holidays and foods as her examples. She also explains the project and the Florida Folk Festival.
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Bon Festival at the Morikami Museum

Bon Festival at the Morikami Museum

Date
1987-08-16
Description
Eighteen color slides. The Bon Festival is the Morikami Museum version of Obon (Ullambana), a traditional three-day Japanese festival to honor the dead. Traditionally, the day ends with lighted lanterns to guide souls back to the afterlife. In additions to the lanterns, images of the Bon Festival feature folk dancing, street performers, Japanese cultural demonstrations, and Taiku drumming. The festival was held each August. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Palm Beach County was a joint venture between the Palm Beach County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was conducted between 1986 and 1987 by folklorist Jan Rosenberg with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. The goal was to impart an appreciation of multi-ethnic traditions and provide a sense of place to the mobile student population. The project focused on the Florida Studies component for fourth grade students. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, a series of five two-day seminars to acquaint teachers with the use of folklore and folk arts, in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist, which included visits by local folk artists. In total, the project involved 15 schools with 779 students.
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Cambodian New Years Celebration (Year of the Tiger)

Cambodian New Years Celebration (Year of the Tiger)

Date
1986-04-19
Description
Forty-four color slides. Images from a Cambodian New Years celebration for the Year of the Tiger. Includes child dancers performing traditional dances (e.g. the Dancing Stone, the Celestial Dance, Legend of Mak Thoeung, and the Golden Fish) dressed in traditional Cambodian clothing. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Duval County was a joint venture between the Duval County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was started in 1984 by folklorist David Taylor with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, a series of five two-day seminars to acquaint teachers with the use of folklore and folk arts, in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist, which included visits by local folk artists. Taylor ran it until 1986. In 1988, Gregory Hansen re-initiated it with minor changes.
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Cambodian New Years Celebration (Year of the Tiger)

Cambodian New Years Celebration (Year of the Tiger)

Date
1986-04-19
Description
Forty-four color slides. Images from a Cambodian New Year's celebration for the year of the Tiger. Includes child dancers performing traditional dances (e.g. the Dancing Stone, the Celestial Dance, Legend of Mak Thoeung, and the Golden Fish) dressed in traditional Cambodian clothing. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Duval County was a joint venture between the Duval County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was started in 1984 by folklorist David Taylor with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, a series of five two-day seminars to acquaint teachers with the use of folklore and folk arts, in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist, which included visits by local folk artists. Taylor ran it until 1986. In 1988, Gregory Hansen re-initiated it with minor changes.
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Caribbean Carnival in Miami

Caribbean Carnival in Miami

Date
1990-02
Description
One proof sheet with 144 black and white images (plus negatives.)
Collection
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
1981 July Fourth Celebration1981 July Fourth CelebrationStill ImageFestivals
Holidays
Holidays and festivals
Fourth of July
Special events
Food
Craft
Demonstrations
Games
Music performance
Performing arts
Gospel (Black)
Children
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1985 July Fourth Celebration at the Stephen Foster Memorial1985 July Fourth Celebration at the Stephen Foster MemorialStill ImageHolidays and festivals
Special events
Music performance
Bluegrass music
String bands
Gospel music
Religious music
Bluegrass musicians
Singers
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1990 July Fourth Celebration at the Stephen Foster Center1990 July Fourth Celebration at the Stephen Foster CenterStill ImagePerforming arts
Games
Entertainment
Holidays
Holidays and festivals
Fourth of July
Social gatherings
Children
Singers
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Activities at the 1986 Fourth of July celebrationActivities at the 1986 Fourth of July celebrationStill ImageHolidays and festivals
Fourth of July
Special events
Children
Games
Contests
Watermelons
Food
Quilts
Music performance
Stringband music
Cakewalk (Dance)
Dancers
Musicians
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Ann Duffy demonstrating Easter egg decoratingAnn Duffy demonstrating Easter egg decoratingStill ImageEducation
Schools
Classrooms
Elementary schools
Students
Teaching of folklore
Egg decoration
Eggs
Easter eggs
Craft
Demonstrations
Painting
Holidays and festivals
Artisans
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a_s1576_11_c83-118Bartow Library Program: What is FolklifeSoundFolklife
Workshops (Adult education)
Teaching of folklore
Libraries
Oral education
Holidays and festivals
Food
Festivals
Public speaking
Folklorists
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Bon Festival at the Morikami MuseumBon Festival at the Morikami MuseumStill ImagePerformers
Drummers (Musicians)
Fieldwork
Festivals
Holidays and festivals
Japanese Americans
Arts, Japanese
Asian Americans
Asian American arts
Arts, Asian
Clothing and dress
Kimonos
Ullambana
Festivals Japan
Lanterns
Drums
Percussion instruments
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Cambodian New Years Celebration (Year of the Tiger)Cambodian New Years Celebration (Year of the Tiger)Still ImageCambodian Americans
Asian Americans
Arts, Asian
Folk dance
Body movement
Children
Holidays and festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Clothing and dress
Asian American arts
Community rites
Calendar rites
New Year rites
Dancers
Students
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Cambodian New Years Celebration (Year of the Tiger)Cambodian New Years Celebration (Year of the Tiger)Still ImageCambodian Americans
Asian Americans
Arts, Asian
Folk dance
Body movement
Children
Holidays and festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Clothing and dress
Asian American arts
Community rites
Calendar rites
New Year rites
Dancers
Students
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Caribbean Carnival in MiamiCaribbean Carnival in MiamiStill ImageDancers
Holidays and festivals
Arts, Jamaican
Food
Cooking and dining
Jamaican Americans
Community culture
Community rites
Haitian Americans
African Americans
Food preparation
Dance
Special events
Cooks
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