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When Geraldine Kawanka's husband died, she and her children moved out of their house. In earlier times, their bark house would have been burnt, but today a "house-opening" ceremony has evolved, creatively mingling Aboriginal, Torres Strait, and European traditions in order to deal with death in the context of new living patterns in the Aboriginal community of Aurukun, on the Cape York Peninsula, north Queensland. This beautifully observed documentary...
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A first and thorough look at the Mexican celebration of the dead, the sacred days when the souls of the departed return to visit the living. Tracing the Days of the Dead tradition from its roots in Indian culture to its manifestations in contemporary Chicano communities, this unconventional and visually arresting documentary contemplates the loving and sometimes humorous Mexican cultural attitudes toward "that constant companion," death.
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Duck asks Frog to read his favorite book on Ant's radio station because he can't read it himself. But when Frog's tongue gets tangled in knots, Duck realizes that he has to find a way to tell the story himself. Duck attends his first sleepover party and discovers a B-E-D can be just as comfy as a nest. When Pig is too sick to cook a special feast, Duck and Dog help out - and almost ruin the meal in the process. Duck goes on a wild goose chase to learn...
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"Just days before Christmas, 1983, the Oliverio family readies their Feast of the Seven Fishes, an Italian tradition stretching back to the old country. Amidst the festivities, Tony Oliverio, a young man with big dreams and an even bigger heart, is yearning to find love. When he meets the gorgeous Ivy Leaguer Beth, romance blossoms, and it looks like Tony's holiday might make a turn for the better! But their budding romance faces some serious obstacles,...
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With Christmas right around the corner, Zooey and Flip set out to fulfill their colony's fish quota, making sure every penguin has a holiday feast that fills their bellies and warms their wings! But, there's one problem, Zooey and Flip can't catch any fish! Hatching a plan to plant a community garden of shared ice vegetables, Zooey believes she has the answer to their colony's fish shortage!
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Mo is a practicing Muslim still reeling from heartbreak. When an All-American guy named Kal offers to join him in his nightly Iftars, the traditional meal eaten my Muslims during Ramadan, meal after meal, the two start to discover they have more in common than meets the eye.
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This musical Passover feast is hosted by Broadway star Theodore Bikel, with New York cantor David Levine, Yiddishist Harriet Chasia Segal, and the New England Conservatory. Crafted by artistic director Hankus Netsky, the film includes sacred traditional music and favorite Passover drinking songs, silly seder songs in homespun and concert versions, with commentary by humorist Moshe Waldoks and a demonstration of the perfect matzo ball.--PBS website....
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Jenna Donovan takes children on a journey through the seasons of Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, the Paschal Triduum, Easter, Pentecost, and Ordinary Time. Each segment features a lesson and a "field trip" to an art gallery, butterfly house, glass-blowing shop, fishing fleet or another destination. An illustrated Bible story closes each lesson.
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