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The 1998 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Sights and sounds of

Río Grande/Río Bravo Basin
Fiesta Celebration 2
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humorous dancing
Participant Moises Quiroz Cortez dresses as a perijundia (a carnivalesque character) and dances with festival visitors at the fiesta.
Photo by John Loggins

flower girls
Flower girls stand beneath a floral arch and await their part in the fiesta activities.
Photo by John Loggins


Herrera song
Drummaker Arnold Herrera (second from left) performs a traditional song with the help of other participants.
Photo by Lee Bickerstaff

circle dance
Part of the fiesta activities included a circle dance.  Everyone was invited to take part.
Photos by Lee Bickerstaff