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Crafts
Craft thinking gives people the power to grapple with, respond to, and heal from the political, health, and economic effects of the pandemic.
The Bernalillo Matachines are in the thick of preparing for the San Lorenzo Fiesta, which begins on August 9.
The Spanish settlers likely brought the tradition of the cascarones to Nuevo Santander, as this region of Northern Mexico and South Texas was called.
A household in southwestern China might possess sixty or more different basket forms or types.
Onggi evokes an image of traditional lifestyle for many Koreans, but it is also an item that is so humble that few recognize it as something important.
To Dawa Dakpa, tradition needs innovation the way fire needs air—tradition and modernity need not be at odds.
An expert in both the tradition and the history, Norman Kennedy received an NEA National Heritage Fellowship for his mastery of Scottish weaving, singing, and storytelling.
Sprang has been practiced and revived across Europe, North and South America, some parts of the Middle East, and Asia.
These two hand-formed coffee pots, known as dallah (دلة), were gifts from the Omani government during the 2005 Folklife Festival program on Oman.
Folklife Magazine explores how culture shapes our lives. We publish stories about music, food, craft, language, celebrations, activism, and the individuals and communities who sustain these traditions.