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The Pittsburgh Folk Festival is a large multicultural celebration of diverse international ethnic heritages, which has been held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania since 1956. [1] [2] [3] The festival's early mission statement was described in May 1959, as follows, by The Zajednicar, the official newspaper of the Croatian Federal Union of America: [4]
This is an incomplete list of festivals in the United States with articles on Wikipedia, as well as lists of other festival lists, by geographic location. This list includes festivals of diverse types, among them regional festivals, commerce festivals, fairs, food festivals, arts festivals, religious festivals, folk festivals, and recurring festivals on holidays.
E. Donald "Ed" Two-Rivers, sometimes known as Donald Two-River, was an Anishinaabe poet, playwright and spoken-word performer.. Brought up first on the reservation and then in the urban Native community in Chicago, Two-Rivers has been an activist for Native rights since the 1970s, for which he was awarded the Iron Eyes Cody Award for Peace in 1992.
“ It’s the best way to learn about all the amazing places in our world, and the people who bring those cultures to make our city life so rich.”
The festival lasts for two days, with the first evening marked by the lighting of bonfires, symbolizing the burning of winter and evil forces. The main day involves people throwing colored powders and water at each other, creating a vibrant and joyous atmosphere across the community.
The Ekpeye ethnic nation is ruled by a king called the Eze Ekpeye Logbo also known as Ny'udu Ekpeye Logbo. The traditional stool that would unite the whole of Ekpeye people was created in 1977, with Eze Edmund Unoshi Ashirim of Ihuaba in Upata kingdom serving as the Eze Ekpeye Logbo I. [3] After his demise, Eze Robinson O. Robinson of the Ubie kingdom ascended the throne in 1979 as Eze Ekpeye ...
From 2000-06, the 3 Rivers Music Festival loomed large over Columbia, spanning three days and crowning its lineups with some impressive headliners: Aretha Franklin, Outkast, Ray Charles ...
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