The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is currently underway both this weekend and next featuring the cultures of China and Kenya with live performances, ongoing demonstrations, interactive activities for the whole family, displays as well as a marketplace featuring merchandise from both countries.…
Visitors to the 48th annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival can learn about the diverse and rich cultures of China and Kenya. This year’s Festival will also feature a special concert to celebrate the legacy of the late Pete Seeger (1919-2014). The…
In the ornate gilded ceiling and colonnaded Benjamin Franklin room on the 8th floor of the US State Department in Washington, DC, a special kind of diplomacy was taking place… “Chopin in the morning.” Indeed, an audience of music devotees…
Learning Japanese Culture introduces children and adults to Japanese culture through origami, trying on kimonos and other activities. The 2014 Cherry Blossom princesses will instruct children in the art of tiara-making. April 5, 2014, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. At 11:00…
Community Historian and Preservationist, David Lei, explains traditional Chinese burial practices and beliefs. He explores Chinese concepts of death and the relationship of rites to assuring proper passage to the afterlife. Are there two souls? What is yin and yang,…
The Library of Congress will again participate in Washington’s annual celebration of its gift of cherry trees from Japan with two events during the 2014 National Cherry Blossom Festival. The events will take place in the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10…
The Luther Jackson Middle School in Falls Church once again played host to the annual Chinese New Year Festival, a free event celebrating its 7th edition with a day filled with pageantry, dance, traditional food demonstrations, educational tours and many…
