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    Folk Dances of the Philippines Traditions and Heritage - Luzon Region We Shall Never Forget our Heritage LUZON -- Consisting of the tribes such as Ifugao‚ Benquet‚ Kalinga‚ Bontoc‚ Apayo‚ Kalinga‚ sometimes these are call Igorot. "But sometimes that is considered degrading." Cordillera name also used for some parts the Luzon Region... Northern most regions of the Philippines‚ Luzon gets its Cultural influence from Hindu-Buddhist‚ Spanish and many ethnic religious tribes. All with differences

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    Folk and Popular culture

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    Folk and Popular Cultures 1950’s and 60s I love Lucy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7OkZrvSLcM In this episode it doesn’t really show any type of entertainment. They are spending time together and at the end playing some drums. For the outfits the women are all wearing vintage dresses. The Men are wearing are wearing suits and slacks. The little boy is dressed up nicely for a little boy. Slicked back hair. Using lots of hand expressions to speak. 1970’s The Brady Bunch: They are playing

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    Vietnam Folk Games

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    Vietnam folk games Vietnam folk games have been formed and existed for a long time. They are more than entertainment‚ they contain Vietnamese culture. Bamboo jacks‚ the game of the dragon and snake‚ blind man’s buff‚ the game of squares and so on are very interesting and useful. However‚ folk games are being gradually lost. Children are at a disadvantage‚ if they don’t have a chance to play them. So it is very important to introduce and develop folk games to the children and everybody as

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    Bangladeshi Folk Song

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    Bangladeshi Folk Song Preface Folk Music songs and music of a community‚ uninfluenced by any sophisticated musical rules or any standard Music styles. Bangladesh has a rich folk music‚ which includes both religious and secular songs. Folk music may be described as that type of ancient music‚ which springs from the heart of a community‚ based on their natural style of expression‚ uninfluenced by the rules of classical music and modern popular songs. Any mode or form created by the combination of

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    Folk Dances of Rajasthan

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    | | | Folk Dances of RajasthanFolk dances of Rajasthan include various folk art forms. The traditional dances of this region are absolutely colourful and energetic.Folk dances of Rajasthan derived from various folk art cultures. They have their own significance and importance. A medieval history includes the existence of princely states‚ which provided patronage to these art forms and their artists. Vibrant‚ vigorous and graceful‚ the dances of Rajasthan

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    Pakistani Folk Dances

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    Pakistani Folk Dances: Dances are traditionally part of the lives of people especially in Pakistan. Dance for Pakistanis is so important that people can communicate with each other and tell a story without uttering a word but rather dancing to send those messages. Folk dances are still popular in Pakistan and vary according to region such as: • Bhangra -Punjab • Luddi - Punjab • Dhammal - Performed at Sufi shrines/ dargahs in Punjab and Sindh • Attan - Folk dance of Pashtuns tribes of

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    Old Folks Home

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    should live in the old folks’ home. This is literally because elderly needs special attention in order to provide them a comfortable life. What a comfortable life has got to do with old folks’? First of all‚ we have to agree to the fact that old folks’ homes nowadays are not the same as those of yesteryears. Homes of those days are usually illustrated as very small‚ untidy and helpers who don’t have sense of humanity in them. Although most of us have never been to old folks’ home‚ we are still traumatized

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    Folk Revival Essay

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    The folk revival in New York City was rooted in the resurgent interest in square dancing and folk dancing there in the 1940s‚ which gave musicians such as Pete Seeger popular exposure.[3][4][5] The folk revival more generally as a popular and commercial phenomenon begins with the career of The Weavers‚ formed in November 1948 by Pete Seeger‚ Lee Hays‚ Fred Hellerman‚ and Ronnie Gilbert of People’s Songs‚ of which Seeger had been president and Hays executive secretary. People’s Songs‚ which disbanded

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    Amish Folk Culture

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    The text describes the Amish as an example of folk culture in the United States. This assignment will require the use of the internet to gather information on the Amish way-of-life as an example of folk culture. You will gather information on the Amish‚ using various sources (internet‚ books‚ newspapers‚ magazines‚ etc…)‚ and compare it to what you know about pop culture. You need not research case studies about pop culture‚ because you yourself are a living testimony to pop culture. I. The

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    Getting Along with Folks

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    “Getting along with folks” By: Steven Watson People go out their way to despise‚ judge‚ and put down other people because of their appearance. A person’s appearance is just about the only thing that makes us different. White‚ black‚ Asian‚ Latin‚ native/ aboriginal‚ etc.‚ it shouldn’t be that big of a deal to truly bother someone to do the terrible things that have been done. This is called racism. It has plagued our world and our minds since the beginning of time. Separated‚ not united. But

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