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Activity: Quinceañera: In The Changing Face of Mexico, page 3.2; Form a committee with some friends who can take you to a Latino tienda or mercado in your community. Divide up responsibility for finding certain articles that are used for a quinceañera,...; Format: activity

Woman coloring house in Nepal: A typical mountain house for a relatively poor family in Nepal has mud-plastered walls and a thatched roof. A woman is seen preparing red-ochre (raato maato in Nepali) to color this house. Red ochre is a pigment made from clay, and it is used both...; Format: image/photograph

Two women digging out limestone dust for white-washing: En route from Naudanda to Birethanti, Nepal, two women in saris collect limestone dust for whitewashing houses before the autumn festivals Dasain and Tihar. Dasain is the 15-day national festival of Nepal, which takes place in September or October, following...; Format: image/photograph

Nepalese trekking guides in front of a white-washed wall: Two trekking guides pass by the white-washed wall of a house en route from Naudanda to Birethanti, Nepal. Whitewashing is done for both the Dasain and Tihar festivals. Dasain is the 15-day national festival of Nepal, which takes place in September or October,...; Format: image/photograph

Women and girls kneel with hands held high in prayer at temple festival: Women and girls kneel with hands held high in prayer at an Odalan temple festival. One praying woman and girl, dressed in various shades of red with flowers in their long pinned back hair, are seen with their thumbs held up near their foreheads as they pray....; Format: image/photograph

Morris Dancers at the Dillsboro Arts & Music Festival: These are morris dancers at the Dillsboro Art & Music Festival. Morris dancing is a tradition that originated sometime after the fifteenth century. It is an English folk dance usually accompanied by music. Dancers often wear intricate costumes and use props...; Format: image/photograph

Vietnamese water puppet show: History: Vietnamese water puppetry is a unique folk art that originated a thousand years ago during the Ly dynasty. Villagers in the Red River delta and other rice-growing regions in Northern Vietnam staged water puppet performances to celebrate the end of the rice...; Format: audio

Cherokee clans: In Teaching about North Carolina American Indians, page 4.1; Introduction Hollywood movies have not accurately portrayed American Indians who lived in North Carolina. By researching and role playing the seven clans of the Cherokee, the false stereotypes will be replaced with factual knowledge and understanding....; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies); By Linda Tabor.

Balinese priest in white clothes sprinkles holy water on kneeling women: A standing Balinese priest wearing white clothes and holding a silver bowl sprinkles holy water on kneeling women who hold out their cupped hands to receive the blessing. The women, who are formally dressed in long colorful sarong and sashes, many wearing...; Format: image/photograph

Preparing the whitewash: Whitewash is prepared by mixing limestone with other materials such as rice starch, which makes the wash last longer. Whitewashing the house is an important preparation for the arrival of the post-harvest festivals. Dasain, Nepal's national festival, falls...; Format: image/photograph

Center for Diversity Education: The CDE is entirely curriculum-focused to assist teachers in embedding a knowledge base of many peoples into the daily content of the classroom in grades K-12. It is the mission of CDE to prepare all students with the necessary skills to maintain a pluralistic democracy in an increasingly complex and diverse nation and world.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Vietnamese water puppet show: Finale: Vietnamese water puppetry is a unique folk art that originated a thousand years ago during the Ly dynasty. Villagers in the Red River delta and other rice-growing regions in Northern Vietnam staged water puppet performances to celebrate the end of the rice...; Format: audio

Vietnamese water puppet show: Instrumental prelude: Vietnamese water puppetry is a unique folk art that originated a thousand years ago during the the Ly dynasty. Villagers in the Red River delta and other rice-growing regions in Northern Vietnam staged water puppet performances to celebrate the end of the...; Format: audio

Vietnamese water puppet show: Fireworks and chorus: Vietnamese water puppetry is a unique folk art that originated a thousand years ago during the Ly dynasty. Villagers in the Red River delta and other rice-growing regions in Northern Vietnam staged water puppet performances to celebrate the end of the rice...; Format: audio

Vietnamese water puppet show- female solo: Vietnamese water puppetry is a unique folk art that originated a thousand years ago during the Ly dynasty. Villagers in the Red River delta and other rice-growing regions in Northern Vietnam staged water puppet performances to celebrate the end of the rice...; Format: audio

Reading guide: The religious world of the Cherokee: In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 2.6; These questions will help to guide students' reading of "Maintaining Balance: The Religious World of the Cherokee" and encourage them to think critically about the text. The questions ask the students to consider Cherokee religious beliefs and how they may have affected interactions with the Europeans who arrived in the early 1700s.; Format: /lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Vietnamese water puppet show: Lullaby: Vietnamese water puppetry is a unique folk art that originated a thousand years ago during the Ly dynasty. Villagers in the Red River delta and other rice-growing regions in Northern Vietnam staged water puppet performances to celebrate the end of the rice...; Format: audio

Silhouette of doorway at Balinese Hindu Temple: A silhouette view of an archway at a Balinese Hindu Temple near Kintamani allows the viewer to see through the doorway to the carved spire of another similar temple archway. Each Balinese house compound has a family shrine or temple, and each village has at...; Format: image/photograph

Unraveling a cultural mystery: Nepal: In this lesson, students explore two religious festivals in Nepal through audio recordings and photographs. Students begin with a vague knowledge about the festivals and develop a more thorough understanding as more information is revealed through the course of the lesson. The author recommends incorporating these activities into a larger lesson plan of your design.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies); By Kristin Post.

Loading trekking gear on a bus in Pokhara, Nepal: Trekker guides load backpacks on the roof of a bus carrying people outside the city of Pokhara to start on a foot journey across the mountains. The man seen in the bottom right of the picture is wearing a colorful Nepali cap on his head. This cap, called Dhaka...; Format: image/photograph

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