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The Texas Folklife Festival is an annual event sponsored by the University of Texas at San Antonio's Institute of Texan Cultures celebrating the many ethnicities represented in the population of the state of Texas. Thousands attend the three-day event each year, which features food, crafts, music, and dances from ethnic groups that immigrated ...
Ethnic groups in Texas (14 C, 3 P) Events in Texas (23 C, 14 P) F. ... Pages in category "Texas culture" The following 68 pages are in this category, out of 68 total.
Over 100 events take place during the anniversary of Texas' independence from Mexico. The festival dates back to 1891, when a group of women decorated horse-drawn carriages, paraded in front of the Alamo, and pelted each other with flower blossoms. By 1895, the parade had developed into a week-long celebration and today this event, referred to ...
Pages in category "Cultural organizations based in Texas" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Texas is different from my home Australia in many ways and the guns, portions, and local pride have given me culture shock. I'm an Aussie who spends 2 months a year living in Texas. Here are 8 of ...
Over the weekend, a group of people wearing Nazi clothing were seen on two separate occasions in Fort Worth. 72 hate and extremist groups call Texas home, the Southern Poverty Law Center says Skip ...
Women of the Old Order River Brethren, an Anabaptist Christian denomination, wearing the cape dress and kapp New Order Amish children playing baseball in plain clothing. The practice is generally found among the following Anabaptist branches: Amish (Old Order Amish, New Order Amish, Kauffman Amish Mennonites, Beachy Amish Mennonites), Para-Amish (Believers in Christ, Vernon Community ...
The Ladies Reading Group of Houston was a significant founder of the public library system in Houston. Elizabeth Long, the author of the 2003 book Book Clubs: Women and the Uses of Reading in Everyday Life, wrote that Houston's "literary scene" contributes and draws upon the overall literary culture of Texas. [49]