Festival of American Folklife: On the National Mall

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The 31st Annual Festival of American Folklife is held at the National Mall, Washington D.C. from Jun 25-29 and Jul 2-6, 1997. Tagged as the grandest annual celebration of America's folklife, the 1997 event has three programs which include the African Immigrant Folklife, the Mississippi Delta and the Sacred Sounds. The main theme of the festival is the presentation of the history and present situation of the African diaspora in the US, specifically in the Mississippi Delta and in Washington D.C.

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Definitions of "Folk" and "Lore" in the Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife

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The Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife (FAF) has chosen to define folklore as authentic cultural traditions of people who are working-class, poor, or otherwise disenfranchised from mainstream America. In choosing demonstrations to stage at their festivals, the FAF has consistently chosen to celebrate folkways of groups such as union employees over those of engineers or trial attorneys, despite the fact that trial attorneys do possess traditions which could be considered folklore.

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall

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The 1998 Smithsonian Folklife Festival is discussed. The festival featured 80 tents and some 600 participants, with primary programs on the Baltic nations, the state of Wisconsin, the Philippines, and the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo Basin.

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