There is a rich tradition of hand papermaking in East Asia that is still alive today. In Korea, hanji (traditional paper) making remains a distinguished cultural activity. According to many studies, such as the one conducted by Minah Song and...
The thirteenth annual Wairoa Maori Film Festival will be held from 1 to 4 June 2018 in two locations—at Kahungunu Marae (War Memorial Hall) in Nuhaka and the state-of-the-art Gaiety Theatre in Wairoa. The festival is organized by Wairoa Maori...
The Association of Water Users, also known as Ob Umed (literally “water is hope”), a Tajik NGO, works toward increasing the environmental education of the population, emphasizing certain attitudes toward water based on folk traditions and ancestral knowledge and practices...
Kathmandu Valley is also known as the city of temples with stupas, shrines, and statues in every nook and corner of the historic centers. Festivals and rituals unfolding throughout the year make the place even more outstanding. It would be...
The University of the Philippines Visayas (UP Visayas), in coordination with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Commission for Higher Education (CHED), is pleased to invite scholars, researchers, and artists to participate in the second...
The thirty-ninth International Annual Euroradio Folk Festival (EFF) will take place from 26 to 28 May 2018 in the Ostankino TV Tower, Moscow, Russia. The event is organized by the European Broadcasting Union, consisting of seventy-three members in fifty-six countries...
The EthnoFest: International Summit of Craft and Design will be held at pavilions 4, 5, and 6 during ExpoGeorgia in Tbilisi, Georgia, from 28 to 30 September 2018. Supported by Tbilisi City Assembly, Tbilisi City Hall, the Reserve Fund of...
The Pohnpei State Historic Preservation Office and NGO Pasifika Renaissance launched a new radio program, “Nahlikend En Leng,” in Pohnpei on 25 April. This is the second collaborative project of the two organizations, as we began to film Pohnpeian elders’...
The first training workshop for young people interested in safeguarding their living heritage was held from 9 to 13 April in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The workshop had clear objectives—raise awareness among young men and women about the importance of intangible cultural...
The first Hawaii Kuauli Pacific & Asia Cultural Festival will be held at the Courtyard King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel in Kailua, Hawaii County, from 18 to 20 May 2018. The festival is organized by Hawaii Island-Pacific & Asia Cultural...