Worldwide folklore up close: Lausitz celebrates international festival!
Worldwide folklore up close: Lausitz celebrates international festival!
Bautzen, Deutschland - The hustle and bustle has started: On Thursday, the 15th International Folklore Festival started in Lusatia, an event that revitalized the region with music, dance and traditional costumes from all over the world until Sunday. As MDR are reported by over 300 participants from abroad and just as many participants in the Lausitz Celebrate the variety of folklore.
The various folklore groups went through the streets of Bautzen and presented a colorful parade to the hometown for the ceremonial opening. The highlight formed a gala in the German-Sorbian folk theater, in which Carmen Rosa Bejarano Gonzalez from Colombia emphasized the importance of this festival for the cultural exchange. Your group, the Grupo de Danzas of the University of Del Valle, is one of the most renowned folklore-ensembles Colombia and guarantees high tension.cultural diversity in the focus
The festival, which is organized by Domovina, the Federal Association of Lausitzer Sorbs, take part in numerous folklore ensembles. These include groups from Poland, Slovakia, Iran, Croatia and Senegal. The latter are represented for the first time with the Saly Velingara Ballet, which offers traditional West African dances and impressive live percussion. The organizers focus on the cultural heritage of small ethnic groups and minorities and invite groups with intangible cultural heritage, as festival manager Peter Bresan explains Minority secretariat .
Special highlights of the festival are the events in Drachhausen and Crostwitz. Here visitors are offered a colorful program of traditional costumes, music and dance, and there are also regional specialties to enjoy. The participants have the opportunity to exchange ideas with the folklore groups and immerse themselves in their cultures.
a program full of highlights
The festival has an exciting program overview:
- Thursday, June 26: parade in Bautzen, ceremonial opening in the German-Sorbian Volkstheater.
- Friday, June 27: Estrade International Folklore in Drachhausen, accompanied by regional specialties.
- Saturday, June 28: music, singing and dance in Crostwitz, presentation of the intangible cultural heritage and "Crostwitz-Special" in the evening.
- Sunday, June 29: multilingual festival service, parade and grand finale on the main stage.
This also ensures culinary delights, and the courtyards in Crostwitz open their doors for a market for traditional trades that gives an insight into the regional craft.
With the festival, not only a piece of culture is presented, but also a sign of cohesion and understanding between cultures. Again and again it shows how important it is to preserve the traditional values and the liveliness of the different peoples. The festival is a wonderful example of how diverse and enriching cultural exchange can be and it is worth being there!
parallel to the celebrations in Lausitz, the international folklore festival "Baltica" also takes place in Riga, which with similarly high number of participants transforms the capital of Latvia into a cultural center and celebrates the diverse folklore traditions. This event also inspires numerous visitors and participants from all over the world and invites you to celebrate and discover a Liveriga .
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