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Today’s Ten: Photos from 7/4

by Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Visitors and artists interact under the guadua (bamboo) tents in the Colombia program area. Photo by Francisco Guerra/Smithsonian Institution

Visitors and artists interact under the guadua (bamboo) tents in the Colombia program area. Photo by Francisco Guerra/Smithsonian Institution

Happy Fourth of July! No rain yet, and the crowd down on the National Mall is big. Here are some photographs from Monday, July 4th.

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Instrument maker's display in the Colombia program area, photo by Francisco Guerra/Smithsonian Institution

Visitors and artists interact under the guadua (bamboo) tents in the Colombia program area. Photo by Francisco Guerra/Smithsonian Institution

Grupo Cabrestero in the Colombia program area, photo by Francisco Guerra/Smithsonian Institution

Don Abundio y sus Traviesos engage the audience in one of the Colombia performance areas. Photo by Nora Simon/Smithsonian Institution

El Pueblo Canta, photo by Nora Simon/Smithsonian Institution

Peace Corps director Aaron Williams with Ngurunit Basket Weavers Group members (from left to right) Nkerisapo Lewano, Nankaya Lebitilig, and Lilian Lekadaa, photo by Michelle Arbeit/Smithsonian Institution

Mahabat Sultanbekova, Peace Corps staff member in Bishkek, is working with Kyrgyz felters at the Festival. Photo by Samantha Hawkins/Smithsonian Institution

Opika Performance Group from Ukraine, photo by Samantha Hawkins/Smithsonian Institution

The Rehoboth Children’s Home Dance Team perform tinikling, the national dance of the Philippines. Photo by Samantha Hawkins/Smithsonian Institution

A Festival visitor writes a message to leave at the RPCVillage, a space where returned Peace Corps volunteers are sharing and exchanging messages. Photo by Samantha Hawkins/Smithsonian Institution

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