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Japan: Historic Kishiwada Danjiri Festival Kicks Off in Osaka With Massive Floats

The annual Kishiwada Danjiri Festival began on September 13 in Kishiwada City, Osaka Prefecture, running through September 14. Thirty-four massive wooden floats, each over 4 meters tall and weighing more than 4 tons, raced through the city streets of the Kishiwada and Haruki districts to the spirited chant of “Sorya, Sorya.” Festival participants in matching happi coats pulled the floats with ropes, while “daiku-gata” performers danced atop the roofs with fans. At intersections, the floats performed the festival’s signature “yarimawashi,” a dramatic 90-degree turn executed at high speed, thrilling spectators with cheers. Drums, flutes, and bells added to the festive atmosphere. The festival, held for over 300 years since the Edo period, continues late into the evening on September 13, with a ceremonial shrine visit (“Miyairi”) scheduled on September 14.

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-YOMARI PUNHI FESTIVAL-CELEBRATION

(231226) -- KATHMANDU, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Girls in traditional attire play flutes during the celebration of Yomari Punhi in Kathmandu, Nepal, Dec. 26, 2023. Yomari Punhi is a festival especially celebrated by Newar community in Nepal to mark the end of the rice harvest on full moon day. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-HADIGAUN FESTIVAL

(231029) -- KATHMANDU, Oct. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Women in traditional attire play the flutes during the Hadigaun festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Oct. 29, 2023. The Hadigaun festival is celebrated every year after the Dashain festival. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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Traditional Chinese melody a hit in Israeli street

STORY: Traditional Chinese melody a hit in Israeli street DATELINE: Sept. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:18 LOCATION: TEL AVIV, Israel CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Chinese students playing traditional Chinese musical instruments 2. Israelis learning to play traditional Chinese musical instruments STORYLINE: In a busy area in the central Israeli city of Tel Aviv, an exotic street concert organized by Chinese students and scholars on Friday attracted many locals to stop by and enjoy. The playlist included many household traditional Chinese musical pieces played by Guzheng, Pipa and flutes, winning rounds of applause from the audience. Some Israeli people tried to learn the playing methods of Guzheng and Pipa at the scene to feel the charm of Chinese culture up close. At present, there are more than 600 Chinese students and scholars in Israeli universities and scientific research institutions, distributed in such cities as Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Rehovot. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the establish

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Takayama festival in central Japan

Tourists watch a string-pulled mechanical doll dancing on a float in tune with drums and flutes during the first day of the two-day Spring Takayama Festival in the Gifu Prefecture city of Takayama, central Japan, on April 14, 2022. The annual festival, on UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list, was held on a regular basis for the first time in three years as major events, including dancing by the doll, were canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Takayama festival in central Japan

A string-pulled mechanical doll dances on a float in tune with drums and flutes during the first day of the two-day Spring Takayama Festival in the Gifu Prefecture city of Takayama, central Japan, on April 14, 2022. The annual festival, on UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list, was held on a regular basis for the first time in three years as major events, including dancing by the doll, were canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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UNDER THE RED ROBE

UNDER THE RED ROBE [BR / US 1937] RAYMOND MASSEY as Cardinal Richelieu Date: 1937

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UNDER THE RED ROBE

UNDER THE RED ROBE [BR / US 1937] RAYMOND MASSEY as Cardinal Richelieu Date: 1937

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CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS

CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS Director WERNER HERZOG , Cinematographer PETER ZEITLINGER, WULF HEIN CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS [CAN / US / FR / GER / BR 2010] Director WERNER HERZOG [left], Cinematographer PETER ZEITLINGER, WULF HEIN Date: 2010

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Uzbek women dance in ancient city Bukhara, World Heritage site

Women in colorful folk attire dance to Uzbek drums, flutes and strings on the evening of June 23, 2015, in the courtyard of a madrasa built in the early 17th century in Bukhara, southern Uzbekistan. The ancient city, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, flourished during the 9th century but was destroyed by Mongols in the 13th century. It was rebuilt in the 16th century and remains almost as it was. (Photo by Takuya Hatakeyama) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Women playing Japanese musical instraments

Women in festival costume are probably playing festival songs. You can almost hear the sounds of bamboo flutes, hand-held metal gongs and taiko drums.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number64‐4‐0]