Valašské tance

Lux Santa

December 2023 •Italian

The millennia-old myth and tradition of St. Lucy's fire told through the eyes of teenagers on the shores of the Ionian Sea.

Sviatočné chvíle rodov Hontu a Novohradu

January 1982 •Slovak

Lidé pod sněhem

January 1948 •Czech

Bulgaria: Fire Dance Ritual

January 2020 •German

Every year in June, the small Bulgarian village of Balgari celebrates St Constantine with a special ritual. Initiated ‘nestinari’ go into a music-induced trance and dance on bonfires in a display of religious passion.

Taneční zeměpis I. – Z Moskvy do Prahy

January 1948 •Czech

Taneční zeměpis II. – Z Balkánu do Prahy

January 1948 •Czech

Taneční zeměpis III. – Mládež pěti kontinentů

January 1948 •Czech

Mi arma

November 2019 •Spanish

A young drag queen from Andalusia exposes the difficulties of adding aspects of her homeland culture to her artistic expression.

Horňácká svatba

January 1946 •Czech

Alternativ Festival 1975

March 1975 •Swedish

A protest against the Eurovision Song Contest, 1975Alternative Festivals were organized all around Sweden. This Alternative Festival was broadcasted from a circus tent in Stockholm, presenting a wide variety of folk culture and music.

Punky Night at Hinton St. George

October 1977 •

Children parade through the streets of Hinton St George in Somerset on the last Thursday of October. Children have hollowed out pumpkins or mangelwurzels, a type of animal fodder turnip to make lanterns following a tradition in this part of West Somerset that coincides with Halloween. Punky or Punkie Night is thought to date from the turn of the 20th century or perhaps medieval times chanting rhymes and following a Punkie King and Queen.

Echando Raíces

December 2024 •Spanish

Galashiels and Braw Lads' Gathering

September 1951 •English

A big day in the Scottish Borders is captured with astonishing clarity in this remarkable film commissioned by the local cinema.

Tance slovanských národů

January 1949 •Czech

Stvořeno z hlíny

December 1950 •Czech

Document about folk ceramic products from Moravian Slovácko and Wallachia.

Valašský soubor Jasenka

January 1953 •Czech

La notte dei Cucibocca

February 2018 •Italian

Rok na dedine

May 1968 •Slovak

Ni Hao Holland

April 2015 •Dutch

Two Chinese tourists swap their megacity for the Dutch village of Giethoorn where the hosts work hard to provide for them the authentic Dutch experience.

Estráda

January 1953 •Slovak