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Encyclopedia > Folklorama

Folklorama is an event that runs for two weeks each August in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Folkorama, the longest running multi-cultural event in the world, allows guests to sample exquisite cuisine and celebrate the culture and ethnic heritage of people from more than 60 countries who have made Winnipeg their home. {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) City of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Location. ... Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Glorious and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Area 647,797 km² (8th)  - Land 553,556 km²  - Water 64,241 km² (14. ...


Pavilions

  • Africa Pavilion
  • Africa/Caribbean Pavilion
  • Alpine Pavilion
  • Argentina "Tango" Pavilion
  • Belgium Pavilion
  • Casa do Minho Portuguese Pavilion
  • Caribbean Pavilion
  • Celtic Ireland Pavilion
  • Chilean Pavilion
  • Chile Lindo Pavilion
  • Croatian Pavilion "Zagreb"
  • Dutch Pavilion
  • Greek Pavilion
  • Greek Islands Pavilion
  • Heart of Europe - Czech & Slovak Pavilion
  • Hungaria Pavilion
  • Hungary-Panniona Pavilion
  • India Pavilion
  • Indochina Chinese Pavilion
  • Indo Tropical Paradise Pavilion
  • Ireland-Irish Pavilion
  • Israel Pavilion-Shalom Square
  • Italian Pavilion
  • Japanese Pavilion
  • Korean Pavilion
  • Krakow-Poland Pavilion
  • Metis People Pavilion
  • Nicaraguan Pavilion
  • Pabellon de Espana - Spain Pavilion
  • Pabellon El Salvador Pavilion
  • Pavilion of Portugal
  • Pavilion of Scotland
  • Pearl of the Orient Philippine Pavilion
  • Philippine Pavilion Nayong Pilipino
  • Romanian Pavilion
  • Russian Pavilion
  • Scandinavian Pavilion
  • Serbian Pavilion "Beograd"
  • Slovenija Pavilion
  • Tamil Pavilion
  • Ukraine-Kyiv Pavilion
  • Ukrain-Lviv Pavilion
  • Viva Mexico Pavilion
  • Warsaw-Poland Pavilion

External links:

  • Folkorama Official web site: http://www.folklorama.ca/folklorama.php

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DUCW | Folklarama (526 words)
Folklorama originated in 1970 as a one-time event sponsored by the City of Winnipeg to commemorate the 100th birthday of the Province of Manitoba and to showcase the diverse cultural heritage of the people who settled in Manitoba and Canada.
Although Folklorama has grown in size and stature since its creation in 1970, it has managed to retain the true essence of the festival taking pride in and sharing one's unique cultural heritage.
Folklorama was the recipient of seven Pinnacle Awards for festival promotion from the International Festivals and Festival Events Associations for the 1997 and 1998 campaign
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