{"id":7400,"date":"2009-11-20T14:00:42","date_gmt":"2009-11-20T18:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=7400"},"modified":"2009-11-20T16:48:52","modified_gmt":"2009-11-20T20:48:52","slug":"worldfest-a-celebration-of-cultures-on-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2009\/11\/worldfest-a-celebration-of-cultures-on-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"WorldFest a Celebration of Cultures on Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_7378\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7378\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/WorldFest179_lg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7378 img-responsive lazyload\" title=\"Dancers perform a popular Kurdish dance called &quot;Shemmame&quot; during WorldFest 2009  on Nov. 19.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/WorldFest179_lg.jpg\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;Dancers perform a popular Kurdish dance called &quot;Shemmame&quot; during WorldFest 2009  on Nov. 19. Photo by Jessica Tommaselli &lt;\/p&gt;\" width=\"700\" height=\"469\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/WorldFest179_lg.jpg 700w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/WorldFest179_lg-300x201.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/469;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7378\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dancers perform a popular Kurdish dance called &quot;Shemmame&quot; during WorldFest 2009  on Nov. 19. Photos by Jessica Tommaselli <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7381\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7381\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/WorldFest210_lg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7381 img-responsive lazyload\" title=\"Members of the Celtic American Cultural Society perform a step dance at WorldFest 2009 on Nov. 19.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/WorldFest210_lg-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;Members of the Celtic American Cultural Society perform a step dance.&lt;\/p&gt;\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/WorldFest210_lg-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/WorldFest210_lg.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/201;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7381\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Celtic American Cultural Society perform a step dance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7375\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7375\" style=\"width: 201px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/WorldFest017_lg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7375 img-responsive lazyload\" title=\"Celine Yan plays the pipa, a four-stringed Chinese instrument, at WorldFest 2009 on Nov. 19.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/WorldFest017_lg-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;Celine Yan performs on the pipa, a four-stringed Chinese instrument.&lt;\/p&gt;\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/WorldFest017_lg-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/WorldFest017_lg.jpg 335w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 201px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 201\/300;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7375\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Celine Yan plays the pipa, a four-stringed Chinese instrument.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dancers perform a popular Kurdish dance called &#8220;Shemmame&#8221; during WorldFest 2009\u00a0 on Nov. 19. 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