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Celebrate cultural heritage - Every culture has skills, stories, and traditions that celebrate life. Here are some tours, places and events that will welcome your participation in another culture: Tours with local guides Costa Rica - Talamancan Association of Ecotourism and Conservation - www.greencoast.com/atec.htm#PACKAGED Guided hikes, tours by dugout canoe to an indigenous community, demonstrations of indigenous lore. Small-group trips Costa Rica - Conservacations - www.keytocostarica.com/conservacations.htm Indigenous culture and rainforest adventures. Eastern Europe and Asia - www.mircorp.com Siberia, the Silk Route, St. Petersburg, and beyond. Festivals National Folk Festival - www.nationalfolkfestival.com Celebrating the many cultures that make up the USA, these festivals offer music and dance performances on several stages, storytelling, crafts exhibitions, and foodways presented by authentic ethnic and folk artists. Past performance lists have included Puerto Rican, Piedmont blues, Klezmer, African American gospel, and Cambodian artists. A glorious smorgasbord! American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront - www.americanfolkfestival.com Folks in Bangor, Maine, had so much fun when they hosted the National Folk Festival that they are now holding their own festival. Last year's performers represented Creole, Tsimshian, flamenco, Greek, Ivory Coast, bluegrass and other traditions. 4^th weekend of August.