Sentences with phrase «folk cultures of the world»

Not for nothing do the folk cultures of the world abound with stories like that of the fisherman's wife who was accorded three wishes» and had to use the third to undo the other two.»

Not exact matches

Like many of their First World colleagues they sometimes wrestle down the displaced and rootless feelings they harbor by hankering for a largely imaginary folk culture that will resolve the painful contradictions that afflict them, and us.

These concerns are also prevalent in Lewis's and Tolkien's analyses of «men without chests» and the creation of a disenchanted world devoid of poetic myths that stem from and preserve folk culture.

It is unfortunate that a country of this stature, who rules the world, from the skies like a god, and lacks comprehensive leadership to deal with these pressing issues... where are the Presidents akin to our late leaders that took the initiative and got things done, America has become a cold, hostile place to live, We lack the sense of unity that made us what we are... There are hundreds of thousand unemployed, Why can't the government promote an agency akin to the peace corps, that utilizes the young folks sitting on their a $ $ and make them earn their unemployment check by working in this storm zone, to rehabilitate and get these folks back on their feet... it would promote a culture of selflessness and charity and would without a question cause a paradigm shift in the minds of our youth, This is what makes a nation great!

When in the early 1900s anthropology was able to get its ethnographers into the byways and backwaters of the world, it soon found that their reports quite contradicted the models of culture conceived by scholarly folk back home.

There's also an undeniable feel - based approach to life, a kind of folk science where personal experimentation and verification by introspection are the guiding principles, the kind of thing that lead cultures throughout the globe to be so enthralled by hot chilies since they were discovered in the New World.

Surrounded by the thousands of musicians who play on our stages, climb our steps, jam in our lobbies, we come from something larger - a rich history, an evolving tradition, a living culture of folks from around Chicago and the world coming together to create music.

Now, I'm not going to go into great detail about how I think you might just be missing the point, though I will suggest that perhaps you'd be more persuasive if you considered the question of whether anyone ASKED those «black folks» whether or not they wanted to be brought in chains to the New World, kept in servitude for centuries, stripped of their cultures and their very names and forcibly converted to an alien religion.

«Fat - hating culture»: Overweight people told to take advice from anorexics Leo Kottke - Renowned for his adroit fingerpicking guitar style, Leo Kottke's blues - tinged playing has made an indelible imprint on the world of folk music.

Cem's documentaries were initially funded by ARTE, and often featured the alluring folk culture of Turkey that was brought to the world's attention by Fatih Akin's Crossing the Bridge (2005).

Easter Around The World 1 Ethiopia - Easter meal, Easter services, White Clothing Germany - Decorating trees and branches, Passion Play, Easter Rabbit, Oberammergau Passion Play Greece - Red eggs, Osterfeuer - the lighting of bonfires Italy - Pope's Easter Mass in Saint Peter's Square Cyprus - Easter services, decorated candles, fires and bonfires Israel - The Via Dolorosa, the Palm Sunday procession, lighting of the «Holy Fire» in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre Easter Around The World 2 Brazil - The Mardi Gras, Easter symbol - macela flower Mexico - «Pascua», woven plams, bonfires, passion plays - Iztapalapa Spain - «Dance of Death» in Gerona, tronos, the nazareno, «La Mona» cake, torrijas Sardinia - Procession of Sorrowful Mysteries Sweden - The Easter Wizard USA - The Whitehouse egg roll, the Easter Bonnet Parades Easter Around The World 3 France - «Cloche Volant» (Flying Bells), chocolate fish, «Poisson d'Avril» «Osterlammele» (lamb shaped biscuits) Lithuania - spring cleaning,» verbos», the «Easter Granny» (Velykų Senelė), sharing of hard boiled egg custom, egg rolling game Norway - Korsvandring (Cross Wandering), the «Riddu Riđđu» Sami culture festival Bermuda - Kite Flying Australia - the «Easter Bilby», festivals in Australia - Sydney Royal Easter Show, National Folk Festival, East Coast Blues and Roots Music Festival, Gospel Music Festival South American egg game - «Cascarones» These are ideal assemblies at any time during the Easter period.

Twin brothers Gustavo and Otavio Pandolfo together have developed an internationally recognized style born of influences across pop culture, music, folk art, and their vivid inner worlds.