page_title: Folk festivals in the United States
section_title: Culture and Art festival
hierarchical_section_title: Folk festivals in the United States / Types of folk festival / Culture and Art festival
caption_attribution_description: English: Description: Taquile musicians from Peru perform in the &quot;Land in Native American Cultures&quot; program at the 1991 Festival of American Folklife held on the National Mall, Washington, D.C. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Medium unknown Culture: Peruvian Geography: USA Date: 1991 Repository: http://www.folklife.si.edu/index.html/Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections Accession number: 91-21258
context_page_description: Folk festivals are an important part of American community life. For the American people, popular folk festivals are important events composed of complex folklore phenomena. Folk festivals are generally used to celebrate folk music and traditional folk crafts, and some folk festivals are embodied in the form of dance and art. Some festivals are used to celebrate the harvest of crops or to gather people to watch performances and enjoy music, dance and folk culture on a specific day. These folk festivals can be categorized into music, dance, traditional culture and art as well as traditional crafts. Some folk festivals have a long history and they have been passed down from generation to generation. Even the folk festivals that have been recognized by people in recent years have received attention. There are hundreds of folk festivals in American waiting to be celebrated, and each festival has its own characteristics and style. As an inclusive country that incorporates a diverse culture, folk festivals are important events for the American people. More music festivals exist in American whether it is outdoors or indoors, the festival attracts a large number of visitors and tourists.
context_section_description: Each year, events of culture and art folk festival across all of the United States are held to showcase the diverse offerings that this continent is known for. Whether it’s a celebration of Hispanic culture in the Deep South, a summer escapade along the shores of British Columbia, or artists painting the next great masterpiece in the Grand Canyon, there is quite literally something for everyone and every taste in this region. American art folk festivals include music, culture, art, crafts, fashion and sports. These folk festivals with different themes are celebrated in different parts of the United States. Some works of art with collections or ornamental values are displayed to the audience. At these festivals, cultural diversity and inclusiveness are well reflected in the art and culture folk festivals. In addition to some normal festivals of communication of culture and art, there are also many bizarre art folk festivals in the United States. For example, White Linen Night and Calaveras Jumping Frog Jubilee from New Orleans and California are special and interesting cultural folk festivals. The former requires participants to wear pure white linen on the holiday day in order to keep cool, linen has good breathability and white can reflect the heat. In 1928, the town of Angels Camp held their first official frog-jumping contest as part of a celebration of the newly paved Main Street. This festival turned Mark Twain's literature into reality. At the same time, herpetological are also used as attractions in the festival. Carnival, band performances, wine tasting events, and crafts exhibitions and sales also added an atmosphere to the event. These quirky festivals are not just a way of spreading culture, they are rooted in local history and ancient traditions, which preserve special cultures.
caption: Celebration of Folk Festival in American
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