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Folklore dc. Harry truman once responded to a 3 o clock knock on his door and found no one there. Where dc and folk collide. 1978 festival of american folklife dc folklore program faf1978 1179. The closest stations are federal center l enfant plaza archives and smithsonian. Parking around the mall is extremely limited so the best way to get to the festival is by metro. They are usually symbolic and encompass morality or are meant to keep others out of trouble. See a map and more information about transportation and parking.
It encompasses the traditions common to that culture subculture or group. Folklore society of greater washington. African american dress and the aesthetics of identity a pan institutional multi sited research project that included a program in the 2013 smithsonian folklife festival her training in anthropology folklore and visual studies and her experience as a studio craft artist support over thirty years of. It is said that lincoln s ghost haunts the white house. Fsgw folklore society of greater washington creates opportunities for participation in the joys of traditional dance music and storytelling in the washington dc metro area for over 50 years. The festival s 1978 theme of community offered the occasion to highlight the occupational communities of the washington d c. These include oral traditions such as tales proverbs and jokes they include material culture ranging from traditional building styles to handmade toys common to the group folklore also includes customary lore the forms and rituals of.
Family folklore 1974 festival stage 1974 native americans 1974 old ways in the new world 1974 regional america 1974 working americans 1974 1973 native americans 1973 old ways in the new world 1973 regional america 1973. Courtesy of the ralph rinzler folklife archives and collections smithsonian institution. He appears in the room where the lincoln bed is kept. He attributed the knock to lincoln. They are similar to mythologies and theologies but tend to be spoken about in smaller communities. Folklore is the expressive body of culture shared by a particular group of people.