Some 800 performers from 12 countries, including the United States, Great Britain, France, Spain, Holland, Finland, Greece, and the Philippines will take part in the one-week international folklore festival in Haifa beginning Aug. 4. The festival is under the auspices of the international Council of Organizations of Folklore Festivals.
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