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Customs, Festivals, & Folklore
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19 & Under
2003
Many Mexican and Latin American individuals celebrate El Dia de los Muertos on November 1 and 2 to feast and remember their loved ones who have passed away. Spirits return to feast with their families and make sure they have not been forgotten. This website uncovers the culture, traditions, and history of this important celebration in Mexican culture.
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2002
We decided to do our website on Hmong New Year because we wanted to keep our culture alive. We have incorporated many pictures and information on how our culture brings in the New Year. Our hope is that the information we share with you will ignite enough interest to come and celebrate with us the Hmong New Year, held every year in November and December.
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Winner
1998
This Entry provides information on Egyptian pyramids, hieroglyphics, mummies, and more.Through our ThinkQuest Junior Entry we hoped to provide a site that would be a contribution to the educational community geared toward other 6th graders. We wanted to develop a vehicle to enable children to learn about an cient Egypt in an active format.
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Winner
1998
The three categories dealt with are the causes of death, coping with death, and the afterlife. This web site is very interesting because each category is broken down into the social sciences, philosophy, science, and art and literature. Interviews with those who deal with death on a daily basis offer an unusual look at this subject. Even though the topic of death can be a "downer," this is an excellent and uplifting web site.
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Winner
1996
Join in the celebration! Pow wows are famous for their pageantry of colors and dance which help to make them very exciting events. Learn all about the dance styles and costume regalia, the music, and crafts. The long list of Native American organizations, the list of quality traders who provide pow wow supplies, and the list of related Native American links make this site complete.
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2009
The purpose of our research was to identify the youth’s knowledge concerning both traditional and imported customs celebrated in Romania. Also, we wished to find out the teenagers’ opinion on the importance and significance of the customs and in what measures are they celebrated by the locals.
We tried to analyze the conceptions that were revealed through the final results of our questionnaires . Our project was thought to be a tocsin for preventing the traditional Romanian customs from being forgotten.
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2009
The subject of krump is often looked over as just people having spasms, or acting silly. Most people, however, don’t actually know why people do this type of dancing. Krumping originated in California but was passed down from Africa’s praise dances. Krumping is the art of giving praise and thanks to anything good. You can give praise to anything, but in most cases krumping is usually connected with giving praise to the lord. It also celebrates the survival of California Street Life; how young people survive without drugs, violence, etc. We think making this website it will give people a better view of why people krump and what it exactly represent in terms of providing positive influence for the community.
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2009
What is life like for people in our local community - the ones called "caiçaras" [kay'saras]?
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2008
Our website was created in light of discrepancies concerning the Kamehameha Schools Song Contest. We hope to enlighten our audience to the true meaning behind this 88-year old tradition. We will show you the history, purpose, competition, awards, themes, and Ho’ike of the Kamehameha Schools annual Song Contest. So sit back, relax, and enjoy!
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2008
Our website is meant to be an accurate account of Hawaiian myths and legends, created and published by Hawaiians themselves. Pele was chosen as the site’s focus primarily because her prominence and importance in Hawaiian history and culture. We hope that viewers will find our information helpful to expand their knowledge on Hawaiian legends.
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2008
Our site is a political site to enlighten people to what is happening to what we know as Hawaii nei.
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2007
We researched the history of ghost stories as related to individual buildings such as dorms, the student center, classrooms at the campus of Berea College in Kentucky. We found that there were many stories attached to buildings and that many buildings had their own resident ghost. We talked to many people about the stories and rviewed microfiche.
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2007
Mardi Gras Madness is a web site designed to give its visitors an over all look at Mardi Gras. Everything from the history of the carnival season to how it has change into what it is today is included in our site. We have also included fun learning activities so that you can test your knowledge of Mardi Gras.
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2007
This website gives information about the music of Africa
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2006
Curious about the countless superstitions revolving the Chinese culture? Well, this site will provide you with all that you need! Moreover, we're carrying out investigations to find out if the existence of the Chinese beliefs and superstitions is fast fading away too, so do check it out!
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2006
Our site provides users with information about home remedies used in families and communities, plants used for home remedies, and the history of home remedies.
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2006
Did you enjoy the film "Spirited Away" which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film? We will introduce the various "YOKAI" whose stories have been handed down in Japan and the world.We hope that many people experience the world of YOKAI through this site. Let's wander with Yuta and Kappa around YOKAI-World!
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2003
Enter this site to learn about the many different festivals that are held in Louisiana.
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2003
Our site answers the most frequently asked questions about Mardi Gras ranging from Rex, the King of Carnival, to the Zulu coconuts. Here you can learn about the parades, the balls, fun facts, and the most prized floats and throws. We even added some really fun games. So join the celebration and experience Mardi Gras Madness.
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2003
Enter this site to learn about the culture and heritage of Mexico.
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2003
Knowledge, experience and beauty in folk culture and folk art.
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2003
This web site deals with different Christmas traditions in seven countries: Britain, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Russia, USA. Its content varies from special recipes to a unique Christmas celebration in a Hungarian school and much more... Don't miss it!
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2001
Our web site was created by Native American students at Zia Elementary. We want to share our cultural history, customs and traditions.
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2001
Our project is devoted to the customs and traditions in Great Britain, USA, France, Israel and Russia. We titled it The Encyclopedia of Holidays, for you can find a lot of information about the holidays celebrated in these countries and customs and traditions connected with them. Some holidays are well known, other ones - less and about several holidays you may even haven't heard. Hope, you'll get to know many interesting facts on our pages. Hope, you'll get a pleasure listening to music on our pages and seeing beautiful pictures.
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2001
Our site purpose is to teach people about past and present ghosts, burial customs, and traditions of the dead. We are teaching about haunted places, royalty, babies graveyards, old traditions. We try to achieve our purpose by doing a lot of research on the Internet, in books, and at Bishop Museum.
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2000
The "Festivals Everywhere" web site is based from its home page. Six items branch off of the home page: Diwali, Hanukkah, Christmas, Epiphany, St. Lucia, and St. Nicholas. From there, each holiday's page has either a game, song, or recipe. The holiday web pages also give information on each holiday. This is to enhance the learning of the web site users. The web site also has a guest book, a comparison of the holidays St. Lucia and St. Nicholas, and a source list. The guest book has been put on our web site to receive comments from users or allow them to discuss why they have certain traditions. The comparison of St. Lucia and St. Nicholas is to show the users that both of the "Saints" are not the same holiday. Our page is original because most holiday web sites focus on a particular religion or geographic area, while ours focuses on a season.
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2000
Mardi Gras originated in the middle of the second century, in Rome. As far as we know, the French were the first to celebrate Mardi Gras in America, somewhere in the years of 1699-1700. Mardi Gras officially begins 12 days after Christmas, which is January 6th. Mardi Gras Day always falls 46 days before Easter and the day before Ash Wednesday, and it ends t the stroke of midnight.
In case you are wondering, Mardi Gras is a great place to visit and bring children.
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2000
This site examines magic in the culture of Romania.
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1999
"Land of the Dead"looks at various beliefs about death and the customs that are related by many cultures. The website took a look at the lives six people from St. Louisi, Missouri who were buried in Bellefontaine Cemetary. It allows browsers to search the cemetery, learn the differences between tombs and graves, study the life of six prominent St. Louisians, and play games related to the site.
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1997
What happens if you are invited to a festival that you know nothing about? Visit FEZTVE to gain an understanding of five major world religions and their important festivals. You'll find information on Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Surprise your host with a dish prepared from a recipe traditional to the event! If you want to share a great recipe of your own, you can add it to the site.
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1997
Ever wonder how holidays are celebrated in different parts of the world? Take a look at Christmas, Easter, New Year's, and birthdays and see how kids in six countries celebrate these holidays and special events. Learn new games, make a recipe, or hear a song--all specific to each event in each country: Malaysia, England, Sweden, Germany, Australia, and the United States. Find out how we're different and what makes us alike.
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