Word: legendes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...background symbolizes blood shed by blacks in the war and in race conflict in America. A black foreground represents the face of black culture. At the center are crossed spears and shield, meaning "violence if necessary," surrounded by a wreath, symbolizing "peace if possible." The flag bears a legend in Swahili, meaning "My fear...
Another choreographer of the company, Manzell Senters, constructs a mood like Henri Rousseau's scenes in the jungle. Against the dark stage, whitish costumes emphasize body movement. There's mystery in the topicality of rhythm-an old African legend of a moth's metamorphosis into a maiden...
...sent to the Russian front; she returned to her village. The war ended; Antonio was left behind on a frozen Russian landscape. Now there are gray spiderwebs in the luxuriant brown hair. In a dozen years Antonio has never written. Yet in Giovanna's heart is inscribed the legend: Antonio lives! She packs a photo of Antonio and takes a train to Russia...
...according to legend, the house of the Virgin Mary landed in what is now the Italian town of Loreto after a miraculous flight from Nazareth. That association with air travel has been enough to make the town of 9,500 a profitable center of jet-age piety. Last week at least 50,000 pilgrims crammed in to celebrate the 50th anniversary of a papal proclamation designating the Madonna of Loreto as protector of aviators; they overflowed the 20 hotels and dozen boarding houses that have gone up in Loreto in recent years. Prosperity from tourism has helped Loreto entrepreneurs...
...produced a poster of his own, advertising a fictional "Darkie" beer. The poster, captioned "Washington Swung with Darkies," shows the first President's portrait on a dollar bill. "George Washington, the old United States secessionist," said the text, "had an excessive fondness for black slaves, according to legend. He used to sneak out of his home silently at night and head for the slave quarters, where he would abuse them. For us, a Darkie is not a person but a beer which we make for your enjoyment." Within 48 hours, Fonseca had sold 745 of his initial press...