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When you're travelling, there's nothing like coming across a lively, local festival. This video installment of Globe Trekker's Great Festivals series looks back at some of the best ones the Globe Trekker explorers have stumbled upon. Many of the world's great festivals coincide with the changing of the seasons since ancient cultures set their clocks to the calendar's quarters. Justine Shapiro visits Taiwan to catch the 15-day celebration for Chinese...
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Each year, aspiring filmmakers are invited to work with seasoned professionals at Robert Redford's Sundance Film Institute in an atmosphere that encourages creativity and experimentation. This program tracks the progress of two workshop participants as they receive advice on dialogue from Julius Epstein, writer of Casablanca, and on plot from Ring Lardner, Jr., writer of M*A*S*H; edit film with Paul Hirsch, editor of Star Wars; and discuss motivation...
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Festivals of life nourish us with ancient rituals in a fast-changing world, covering all facets of the human condition, the changing seasons, weddings, coming of age ceremonies, births and deaths, the worship of gods and the battle against evil spirits. This film showcases Mexico's Day of the Dead celebrations that unite the living and the dead in feasting, dancing and decoration. In Oaxaca City, local artists create sand tapestries and enter an altar...
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Festivals of life nourish us with ancient rituals in a fast-changing world. Follow two families in Beijing, China as they prepare for and celebrate the New Year. See experiences and customs that reveal a modern face onold traditions. Learn about China's Spring Festival, which focuses on family and good fortune for the New Year ahead, and get a real-world glimpse at how festivals of life nourish us with ancient rituals in a fast-changing world.
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Festivals showcases three of the world's most iconic cultural festivals at close quarters, revealing the modern face of ancient traditions. In this episode we travel to Morocco for the Berber Wedding Festival, which surrounds marrying couples with music and the sounds of a massive harvest market.