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  2. Hanging coffins - Wikipedia

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    Liang tokek of the Toraja people at the Londa Nanggala Cave in Sulawesi. Hanging coffins (liang tokek, literally "hanging burial") is one of the funerary practices of the Toraja people of Sulawesi, either for primary or secondary burials. The distinctively boat-shaped coffins, known as erong, are always placed below overhanging parts of the ...

  3. Dancing Pallbearers - Wikipedia

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    Dancing Pallbearers, also known by a variety of names, including Dancing Coffin, Coffin Dancers, Coffin Dance Meme, or simply Coffin Dance, is the informal name given to a group of pallbearers from Nana Otafrija Pallbearing and Waiting Service who are based in the coastal town of Prampram in the Greater Accra Region of southern Ghana, although they perform across the country as well as outside ...

  4. 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony - Wikipedia

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    The opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics took place on 26 July across Paris, beginning at 19:30 CEST (17:30 UTC).As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the proceedings included an artistic program showcasing the culture of the host country and city, the parade of athletes and the lighting of the Olympic cauldron.

  5. Lion dance - Wikipedia

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    Lion dance ( traditional Chinese: 舞獅; simplified Chinese: 舞狮; pinyin: wǔshī) is a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture and other Asian countries in which performers mimic a lion 's movements in a lion costume to bring good luck and fortune. The lion dance is usually performed during the Chinese New Year and other traditional ...

  6. The Coffin Dancer - Wikipedia

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    The Coffin Dancer, Rhyme's adversary in the novel, is a cunning, deceptive and highly intelligent professional assassin. He is described as being a small, thin man with unremarkable features. His real identity is revealed in the end of the novel. In his final interview with Lincoln Rhyme, it is revealed that a man called Jodie is the actual ...

  7. Archaeologists Found Someone They Never Expected in an ...

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    A tomb discovered in Taiyuan from the 8 th century features murals in the “figures under the tree” style.. The multiple scenes depicted throughout the tomb show daily life during the Tang ...

  8. The Washington Ballet - Wikipedia

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    www .washingtonballet .org. Artistic staff. Artistic Director. Julie Kent. Other. Official school. The Washington School of Ballet (TWSB) The Washington Ballet ( TWB) is an ensemble of professional ballet dancers based in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1976 by Mary Day and has been directed by Julie Kent since 2016.

  9. List of Kathak dancers - Wikipedia

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    Sitara Devi 1969. Roshan Kumari 1975. Rohini Bhate 1979. Kumudini Lakhia 1982. Durga Lal 1984. Uma Sharma 1987. Maya Rao 1989. Rani Karnaa 1996. Shovana Narayan 1999-2000.