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  • 61Hata clan — The Hata clan (秦氏) was an immigrant clan active in Japan since the Yamato period, according to the epic history Nihonshoki .Hata is the Japanese reading of the Chinese (state and dynasty) name 秦 given to the Qin Dynasty (the real family name was… …

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  • 62Nambassa — Chinese dragon dance, mainstage Nambassa Festival 1979 Nambassa was a series of hippie conceived festivals held between 1976 and 1981 on large farms around Waihi and Waikino in New Zealand. They were music, arts and alternatives festivals that… …

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  • 63Rapska Fjera — Rab Fjera is a Historical reenactment celebrations lasting for 3 days during Dies Natalis of St. Christopher ( patron saint) on island Rab Croatia. Fjera ( fair) includes the Medieval festival of crafts and customs and Archers crossbow tournament …

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  • 64Anfesia Shapsnikoff — was a proud leader from Unalaska in the Aleutian Islands. Renown for her weaving of grass baskets, Anfeshia flew to many communities throughout Alaska to teach children the lost art of Attu basket weaving.External links*… …

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  • 65Colombia — Colombian, adj., n. /keuh lum bee euh/; Sp. /kaw lawm byah/, n. a republic in NW South America. 37,418,290; 439,828 sq. mi. (1,139,155 sq. km). Cap.: Bogotá. * * * Colombia Introduction Colombia Background: Colombia was one of the three countries …

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  • 66Denpasar — /den pah sahrdd/, n. a city on S Bali, in S Indonesia. 98,000. Also, Den Pasar. * * * ▪ Indonesia       city, capital of Bali provinsi (province), south central Bali, Indonesia, 40 miles (70 km) south of Singaraja. The largest city on the island… …

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  • 67Ilorin — /i lawr in/, n. a town in W central Nigeria. 282,000. * * * City (pop., 1991: 532,089), western Nigeria. It is located on a minor tributary of the Niger River. Founded by the Yoruba in the late 18th century and the capital of a Yoruba kingdom с… …

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  • 68Shantung — /shan tung / or, for 2, /shan tung/; for 1, also Chin. /shahn doong /, n. 1. Shandong. 2. (often l.c.) Textiles. a. a heavy pongee. Cf. tussah. b. a fabric imitating this, of rayon or cotton. * * * ▪ province …

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  • 69Cygnaeus, Uno — ▪ Finnish educator born Oct. 12, 1810, Hameenlina, Fin. died Jan. 2, 1888, Helsinki       educator known as “the father of the primary school in Finland.”       Graduating from the gymnasium (secondary school) at Tavastehus in 1827, Cygnaeus… …

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  • 70Guaymí — ▪ people       Central American Indians of western Panama, divisible into two main groups, the Northern Guaymí and the Southern Guaymí. The Guaymí language is one of the Chibchan group. The Northern Guaymí live in a tropical forest environment in …

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