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HaloJen Productions
P.O. Box 1504
New Brunswick, NJ 08903
Tel: 732-317-2660
Fax: 732-317-3063
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Weekend Festival May 5 & 6 |
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Festival Flags – are based on the early Tibetan Buddhist tradition of hanging flags to “put the world in harmony with itself” and wish safe passage into a territory, a town or a home. To achieve this harmonizing effect, the flags represented the five different elements: water (yellow), earth (green), fire (red), air (white), and space (blue,) and were decorated with symbolic drawings and words of hope in fine lettering. The colorful flags are festive reminders of basic human values like compassion, patience, wisdom, understanding, and love. Children at the festival will select a square of colored fabric and a sharpie, and create a dream or wish flag with their parent or friend. |
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Mexican Tin Art - artisans use their skill and inventiveness to create decorative pieces made out of painted tin. Tin art dates back to the 1500’s and is still very popular today. Artisans cut, stamp, etch, or press the tin to create both practical and decorative pieces. Candlesticks, mirror frames, and boxes, as well as animals, figures and ornaments are shaped and then painted in bright colored enamels. Come celebrate the Mexican holiday of Cinco De Mayo! At the festival, children and adults will design and emboss an image on thin sheets of foil. The image will be cut out and colored with Sharpies or permanent markers. |
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Adinkra Cloth - is a type of decorated fabric made in Ghana, West Africa. Originally made to be worn in times of grief, it is now used to honor many diverse and important occasions. The designs on the cloth are made by stamping and traditionally have a special meaning, representing a proverb or having historical, magical or autobiographical meaning. Participating families will decorate a paper banner using foam cut stamps and black tempera paint. They can select from the symbols carved on our pre-made stamps to design a visual pattern that conveys their own meaning or message. |
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Fish Kites - The Japanese carp kite symbolizes strength and courage. In Japan, May 5th is Children Day’s (originally Boy’s Day.) The day is celebrated by every family erecting a bamboo pole in their garden and flying a carp kite for every member of the family. Participating families will make and decorate paper fish kites or wind socks. |
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Communal Activities during Weekend Festival -
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Totems – are usually considered Native American Indian, but actually can be found in cultures around the globe. The totem is usually an animal or other naturalistic figure that spiritually represents a group of related people, such as a clan. The adults will help the children design and decorate a mask that will be displaced on 15’ totem poles. The completed totems will be raised at the end of each day in a communal ceremony. |
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“Stained Glass” - as an art form dates back to the 10th century. Our “stained glass” window uses colorful theater gel instead of glass. The children and adults will draw images that represent co-existence on pre-cut pieces of colored plastic that will be mounted into a large black plastic frame. The resulting “stained glass” window will be raised and displayed at the end of each day. |
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