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meaning of popular culture

Popular culture is an expression that characterizes a set of specific cultural elements in the society of a nation or region. Often classified as traditional culture or mass culture,...

Parlenda

Parlendas are combinations of words with a children's theme, which are part of Brazilian folklore. Passed on from generation to generation, parlendas are rhymes used as a game by children...

Romanticism

Romanticism was an artistic, intellectual and philosophical movement that emerged in Europe at the end of the 18th century. In most places it reached its peak in the mid-19th century. Romanticism emerged...

meaning of surrealism

Surrealism was an artistic and literary movement of French origin, characterized by the expression of thought in a spontaneous and automatic way, ruled only by the impulses of the subconscious,...

Definition of Fine Arts

Plastic arts is the name given to the group consisting of architecture, sculpture, graphic arts and artistic crafts. The plastic arts are characterized, like the rest...

meaning of music

Music is the combination of rhythm, harmony and melody in a way that is pleasing to the ear. In the broad sense, it is the temporal organization of sounds and silences (pauses). In the strict sense, it is the art of coordinating and...

meaning of dance

Dance is the art of expressively moving the body following rhythmic movements, generally to the sound of music. Primitive people started the art of dancing and practiced it on different occasions: in the period of...

Color Theory

Color Theory are the studies and experiments related to the association between light and the nature of colors. Leonardo Da Vinci, Isaac Newton, Goethe and other scholars initially sought to know how...

Chronicle

Chronicle is a textual genre characterized by short texts, with simple language and portraying aspects of everyday life, usually with touches of humor or irony. Published in newspapers and magazines, the...

Santa Claus

Santa Claus is the name of the figure representing the legend about a man known as "the good old man" dressed in red clothes and long white beard. He shows up on Christmas Eve night with a bag...

Meaning of the Color Blue

The blue color means tranquility, serenity, harmony and spirituality, but it is also associated with coldness, monotony and depression. Symbolizes water, sky and infinity. It's a cool color, considered to be...

Definition of Pocahontas

Pocahontas is the nickname of an Indian woman who had her story turned into legend, told through generations and becoming famous in literature and cinema. His birth name was Matoaka. Pocahontas,...

Definition of Xote

Xote is a musical dance rhythm performed by several singers and forró ensembles. It is a dance rhythm that is often played in June festivals in several states in northeastern Brazil. The gaucho xote is...

What is Krav Maga?

Krav maga means hand-to-hand fighting. It is the only fighting technique recognized worldwide as a personal self-defense and not a martial art. Krav Magá was developed in Israel, with several types of...

What is Folklore

Folklore is the set of traditions and popular manifestations made up of legends, myths, proverbs, dances and customs that are passed from generation to generation. The word originates in English, in...

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Meaning of Hosanna in HeightsHosanna in the heights is a term from both Latin and Hebrew, and mea...

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