Heritage Event Looks to Inform Public About Ethnic Holidays

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Rob Willis says his hobby is "recreational anthropology," because he likes museums, parades and ethnic festivals -- like the one he's attending this weekend at the Senator John Heinz History Center.

Willis and his Welsh group, the St. David's Society of Pittsburgh, will be one of 37 groups participating in the third annual Heritage Holidays Weekend at the Strip District center. The group will have a table with information about Wales and the organization, and members will greet people in Welsh. Meanwhile, other organizations will share information, dance, food and other aspects of their culture with visitors.

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Heritage Event Looks to Inform Public About Ethnic Holidays

Visitors will "get enjoyment and 'edutainment,' " Willis says.

Heritage Holidays Weekend activit...

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