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Arts and Humanities


Winter: Season of Darkness and Light


Holiday music, stories, and traditions from various cultures
Grade Levels:
4-12
Length:
60 minutes
Taping Rights:
Unlimited
MARC Record:
Downloadable
Teaching Materials:
See Below

This 1997 KET production is a multicultural exploration of the way the winter season is celebrated in this country and how these celebrations have been changed, merged, assimilated, or forgotten over generations. Artists from across the country explain the traditions associated with their cultures through music and stories.

Holiday traditions featured in Winter: Season of Darkness and Light are Christmas, Chanukah (Jewish), Kwanzaa (African-American), Las Posadas (Chicano), and the European/Appalachian mummer’s play.


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2008/09 Program Schedule

This 1997 KET production, designed for students in grades 4-12, is a multicultural exploration of the way the winter season is celebrated in this country by various cultures and how these celebrations have been changed, merged, assimilated, or forgotten over generations. Through music and stories, artists from across the country explain the traditions associated with Christmas, Chanukah (Jewish), Kwanzaa (African-American), Las Posadas (Chicano), and the European/Appalachian mummer's play. 58 minutes
    Monday, December 1 at 11:00 am on KETED
    Monday, May 4 at 11:00 am on KETED

Teaching Materials

DOWNLOADABLE GUIDE
http://www.ket.org/education/guides/winter.pdf
PDF format
KET Online


Kentucky Academic Expectations

This program relates to the following Kentucky Academic Expectations.

Kentucky schools may tape and retain programs according to the rights listed above. For further information, contact the KET Education Division.

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