{"id":260609,"date":"2017-09-19T06:00:34","date_gmt":"2017-09-18T20:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=260609"},"modified":"2017-09-19T06:00:34","modified_gmt":"2017-09-18T20:00:34","slug":"cultural-demos-front-center-ifc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/cultural-demos-front-center-ifc\/","title":{"rendered":"Cultural demos front and center at IFC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cultural demonstrations were in the spotlight when the 2nd Annual International Festival of Cultures resumed at the Garapan Fishing Base last Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Over 10 different ethic communities that live in the CNMI demonstrated some of their unique customs.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese community showed off a unique form of tai chi that, according to the instructor, is not easily mastered because it takes immense time and concentration. <\/p>\n<p>The Filipino community showcased an array of handmade jewelry. Individuals were given the option to get their names or words hand-carved on bracelets. <\/p>\n<p>The Japanese community exhibited popular Japanese games, with children demonstrating how the kendama is played. <\/p>\n<p>Other communities showcased similar demonstrations and crafts, while a few had on their cultural attire, like the Korean community. Members of the Korean community were in full authentic Korean formal wear. <\/p>\n<p>The Pohnpeian and Chuukese communities showcased their traditional skirts and mwars while performing their cultural dances. <\/p>\n<p>Others had authentic traditional food, like the Bangladesh community. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cultural demonstrations were in the spotlight when the 2nd Annual International Festival of Cultures resumed&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[411,26,281,604],"class_list":["post-260609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news","tag-bangladesh","tag-cnmi","tag-garapan-fishing-base","tag-ifc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=260609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260609\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=260609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=260609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=260609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}