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1 day ago · Music is an integral part of Aboriginal culture as a way of passing ancestral knowledge, cultural values and wisdom through generations. [100] The most famous feature of their music is the didgeridoo. This wooden instrument, used among the Aboriginal tribes of northern Australia, makes a distinctive droning sound and it has been adopted by a ...
5 days ago · Romania - Traditions, Cuisine, Culture: Romanians’ lives are generally guided by the religious traditions to which they adhere. Thus, ethnic Romanians who follow the practices of Eastern Orthodoxy participate in elaborate customs and ceremonies during Holy Week and at Easter. The Hungarian and German minorities, who generally belong to the Roman Catholic and Protestant churches, put a ...
5 days ago · Angola - Culture, Music, Cuisine: Precolonial culture in Angola was broadly similar from one end of the country to another, albeit with local variations and some differences stemming from the many, though mostly related, languages spoken in the area. A common traditional culture is still noticeable in Angola. Portuguese contact beginning in the late 15th century produced an overlay of European ...
5 days ago · Croatia - Culture, Cuisine, Music: The Yugoslav version of communism—which evolved following Yugoslavia’s 1948 break with the Soviet Union and the agency of international communism known as Cominform—allowed far greater autonomy and self-expression in cultural and other spheres of life than did the communist societies of most of Yugoslavia’s neighbours.
2 days ago · The role of music, including its basic elements, forms, styles, and media, in major compositions of representative composers of each major period. Interactive lectures, performance demonstrations, concerts, listening, and participation.
3 days ago · Samoa - Polynesian Culture, Tapa Cloth, Fa'a Samoa: Although some Samoan values and customs have changed markedly since European contact, particularly in Apia, Samoans have strived to preserve the fa‘a Samoa (“Samoan way of life”); thus, many traditions and outward features of rural life have remained virtually unchanged. Most Samoan villages have a church and a meetinghouse, which ...
3 days ago · Brazil - Culture, Diversity, Music: The cultures of the indigenous Indians, Africans, and Portuguese have together formed the modern Brazilian way of life. The Portuguese culture is by far the dominant of these influences; from it Brazilians acquired their language, their main religion, and most of their customs. The Indian population is now statistically small, but Tupí-Guaraní, the ...
