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Archaic Festivals

Archaic Festivals

2018•Documentary
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In communities around the world, cultural traditions are preserved in centuries-old contests and celebrations. Regardless of origin, each one of these unique festivals is closely tied to the shared history and identity of those involved.

StatusEnded
LanguageEN
First Air DateJul 20, 2018

Episodes

E145m

Royal Shrovetide Football

The Royal Shrovetide Football Match is a "Medieval football" game played annually on Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday in the town of Ashbourne in Derbyshire, England.

Jul 20, 2018

E245m

Cascamorras

Journalist Luis Márquez investigates the Cascamorras Festival, a mixture of the profane and the religious spirituality, of the divine and the human joined in a curious and different way, and at the same time profound.

Jul 27, 2018

E345m

Onbashira

Lake Suwa, Nagano, Japan. US born Journalist Nelson Babin-Coy has lived in Japan for the last 9 years and explores one of the holiest and most iconic festivals in the entire country: The Onbashira.

Aug 3, 2018

E445m

Fiesta De La Tradición

San Antonio de Areco, Argentina. Journalist Nicolás Vega explores the Fiesta de la Tradicion, the most traditional gaucho festival in the world.

Aug 10, 2018

E545m

Gotad Ad Kiangan

Journalist Troy Montero investigates the Gotad Ad Kiangan festival. The annual festival of Ifugao consists of dancing, chanting and folk singing all centered in and around Kiangan, but above all it's about the vital Ethnic Games.

Aug 17, 2018

E645m

Tapati Rapa Nui

Easter Island's claim to fame each summer is the Tapati Rapa Nui, a festival that is at the same time a test of masculine strength and feminine grace, a celebration of local culture and a welcoming of visitors.

Aug 24, 2018

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