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全国说故事节
地方性遗产
约30年前，任职于田纳西
州琼斯伯勒(Jonesborough)中学的新闻学老师跟他的学生一起聆听车上的广播节目。他们听到杰瑞克劳儿(Jerry
Clower)讲述一个关于猎浣熊的滑稽故事。而这位老师吉米史密斯(Jimmy
Neil Smith)则因此而决定举行一个当地的说故事活动。约有60人出席1973年的首度说故事节。
到了现在，每年十月，约有10,000多名游客会前来参加琼斯伯勒的全国说故事节。来自于世界各地的说故事人在这三天的节日中，娱乐及教育听众。许多说故事人会叙说祖国的传说及远古神话。而其他人则会述说带有当地色彩的故事。游客可以漫游于各帐篷并倾听各式各样的故事，如：可笑的传说、古老的神话或牛仔诗。感谢这个节日，这个节庆重新燃起了人们对说故事的兴趣，它不只是分享信息的一种方式，更被视为一种艺术形式。
一直到了现在，向美国各地说故事艺术致意的全国说故事节已经成为最古老且最受尊敬的集会，此一独特盛事已经影响全美各地并复苏说故事艺术。
Almost 30 years ago, a Jonesborough, Tennessee, high school journalism teacher was listening to his car radio with a group of students. They heard a funny tale about raccoon hunting told by storyteller Jerry Clower. This experience gave the teacher, Jimmy Neil Smith, an idea: He would start a local storytelling festival. Around 60 people showed up for the first one in 1973.
Today, Jonesborough is the home of the National Storytelling Festival, which attracts more than 10,000 visitors every October. Storytellers come from all over the world to entertain and educate at this three-day festival. Many tell tales and ancient myths from their faraway homelands. Others tell stories with local settings. Visitors can wander through festival tents and listen to a variety of stories -- hilarious tales, age-old myths or cowboy poetry. Thanks to this festival, there has been a renewed interest in storytelling, not only as a way of sharing information but also as an art form.
Today, the National Storytelling Festival is the oldest and most respected gathering devoted to the art of storytelling anywhere in America. This unique event has influenced a national revival of the storytelling art.
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