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The Alpanschluss (" coming down from the alps ") is celebrated by decorating the cows with garlands and enormous cowbells while the farmers dress in traditional costumes.
Children going door to door " guising " ( or " Galoshin " on the south bank of the lower Clyde ) in costumes and masks, carrying turnip lanterns, offering entertainment of various sorts in return for food or coins, was traditional in the 19th century and continued well into the 20th century.
This was seen in his variety of apparel: he appeared in the costumes of the Bedouin, the traditional clothes of the Iraqi peasant ( which he essentially wore during his childhood ), and even Kurdish clothing, but also appeared in Western suits fitted by his favorite tailor, projecting the image of an urbane and modern leader.
In Scotland and Ireland, " guising " — children going from house to house in disguise — is traditional, and a gift in the form of food, coins or " apples or nuts for the Halloween party " ( in more recent times chocolate ) is given out to the children dressed up in various costumes.
Parades are held over the three days before Lent ; the most important participants are the Gilles, who go out in traditional costumes on Shrove Tuesday and throw blood oranges to the crowd.
Its Carnival parade features troupes with themed costumes and music, ranging from the traditional to modern pop culture.
Due to climatic imperatives, Caribana is held in the summer when Caribbean costumes may be paraded comfortably, rather than adhering to the traditional winter dates of the other Carnivals in which the festival is strongly rooted.
Cultural extensions of the traditional circus style include: Chinese circus — using mainly rings and badminton racquets, fantastic costumes, concentrating on numbers juggling ; Russian folk — colourful costumes and characters, unique props with acrobatics.
Occasionally, a band will forgo traditional uniforms in favor of costumes that fit the theme of its field show.
* Several heroes of the 1990s, including Cable and many Image Comics characters, rejected the traditional superhero outfit for costumes that appeared more practical and militaristic.
" While all the music is Shaker song performed in a largely traditional manner, the dance intermingles only certain elements of Shaker practice and belief with Saarinen's original choreographic ideas, and with distinctive costumes and lighting.
Belarusians. jpg | 1961 USSR postage stamp depicting Belarusian traditional costumes
During Falles, many people wear their casal faller dress in regional and historical costumes from different eras of Valencia's history ; the dolçaina and tabalet ( a kind of Valencian drum ) are frequently heard, as most of the different casals fallers have their own traditional bands.
The Japanese encouraged aborigines to maintain traditional costumes and selected customs that were not considered detrimental to society, but invested much time and money in efforts to eliminate traditions deemed unsavory by Japanese culture, including tattooing.
The statue is a great source of pride for station workers who dress it in various costumestraditional and otherwise — at different times of year.
Yemenis use traditional costumes and chew the stimulating plant in the afternoons.
A group of people, usually on horseback and wearing capuchons ( a cone-shaped ceremonial hat ) and traditional costumes, will approach a farmhouse and ask for something for the community gumbo pot.
Flax was grown, carded, spun and woven into white fabric and thread which was used to make and decorate traditional Norwegian costume items called bunads ( national costumes ) as well as other items of clothing and household linens such as mats, curtains and bedspreads.
He is well known for his hand-crafted " toys ", most prominently small statues in terracotta representing Sardinians in traditional costumes.
In contrast to the elaborate costumes and regal " krewes ," for example, in the New Orleans Mardi Gras festivities, in Iota and surrounding areas, Cajuns celebrate the more traditional ritual of the Courir de Mardi Gras riders.
Some fetish fashion items include: stiletto heel shoes and boots ( most notably the ballet boot ), hobble skirts, corsets, collars, full-body latex catsuits, stockings, miniskirt, crotchless underwear, garters, locks, rings, zippers, eyewear, handcuffs, and stylized costumes based on more traditional outfits, such as wedding dresses that are almost completely see-through lace.
Before the Saturday afternoon parade the main street is scrubbed by children and adults dressed in traditional Dutch costumes to prepare the road for the Klompen Dancers and parade to follow.
Freed from the traditional and more-restrictive judging rules of the late 1960s, corps began making innovative changes such as the use of multi-valve horns, wide-ranging tempos, intricate asymmetric drill formations, elaborate guard costumes and props, and the use of stationary orchestral percussion instruments.
It is characterized by a number of original folk music performances, beautiful traditional costumes, a beauty contest, competitions of the manufacturers of kulen ( smoked paprika-flavoured sausage ), plum brandy and other traditional foodstuffs, and especially by the magnificent closing parade.

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Another Kiowa beadworker, Teri Greeves has won top honors for her beadwork, which consciously integrates both traditional and contemporary motifs, such as beaded dancers on Converse high-tops.
A traditional concert has only a singer and one guitar while a dance concert usually includes two or three guitars, one or more singers singing solo in turn and one or more dancers.
Perhaps the most significant of the traditions is the Maypole, around which traditional dancers circle with ribbons.
Whitstable, Kent, hosts a good example of more traditional May Day festivities, where the Jack in the Green festival was revived in 1976 and continues to lead an annual procession of morris dancers through the town on the May Bank Holiday.
A traditional Sweeps Festival is performed over the May bank holiday in Rochester, Kent, where the Jack in the Green is woken at dawn on 1 May by Morris dancers.
Beginners will do a treble jig at traditional speed ( 92 bpm ), while more advanced dancers will dance the non-traditional ( slow ) treble jig at 72 bpm.
Colorful native dancers and music intermix with performance artists, while sly pranksters play on traditional themes.
Here, a mix of several Mexican traditions come together with traditional Aztec dancers, regional Mexican music, and other Mexican artisans to celebrate the day.
Like traditional square dancing, recovering from occasional mistakes is often part of the fun, but dancers are usually encouraged to dance only those programs at which they are reasonably proficient.
Ten Kenyans died, nine of whom were employed by the hotel, most of them were said to be traditional dancers who came to welcome the 140 guests arriving from Israel by state-chartered jet and three Israelis, two of whom were children.
Image: Swedish folk music with dancing. jpg | An orchestra playing Swedish folk music with dancers performing traditional folk dances at Stockholm City Hall on National Day 2007.
In Lisbon, in Avenida da Liberdade, there are the Marchas, a parade of folklore and costumes of the inhabitants from the city's different traditional quarters, with hundreds of singers and dancers and a vast audience applauding their favorite participants.
Animal demonstrations, Hispanic and Latino music, costumed dancers, traditional crafts and Latin American foods are offered.
They recount stories of how the structure and tone of Boogaloo songs such as " Bang, Bang " were developed in an effort to appeal to African American dancers who were not responding to their traditional mambos and cha-cha-chás.
Morris dancers or the costumes for the traditional English May dance are sometimes cited as examples of traditional English costume, but are only worn by participants in those events.
While working on the railroad he learned blues techniques from African American gandy dancers, and eventually created his characteristic sound-a blend of traditional work, blues, hobo, and cowboy songs and his trademark " Blue Yodel.
The three-day festivities include a dance of over one thousand synchronized traditional dancers ; the carrying of over one hundred small shrines ; and the parading of a dozen or so large, hand-constructed floats depicting historical, fictional, or mythical scenes and accompanied by drummers, flautists, and lantern-carriers.
Another hallmark of the city is Oni Kenbai, a traditional sword dance where the dancers dress as demons, performed during the summer festivals, such as Kitakami Michinoku Traditional Dance Festival.
The Tokorozawa Matsuri is a festival held each year in October and features traditional Japanese parade floats ( mikoshi ), taiko drums, and samba dancers.
Teams of dancers dance to traditional and modern songs at various places around Kōchi.
Men's traditional dancers, Montana, 2007
hore ) is a traditional Romanian folk dance where the dancers hold each other's hands and the circle spins, usually counterclockwise, as each participant follows a sequence of three steps forward and one step back.
Some dancers enjoy dancing to this music, although many more traditional dancers regard it as a definite break in style and tradition.

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