The International Children’s Festival is a fair that showcases international cultures.
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The International Children’s Festival is a fair that showcases international cultures.
01 · What it is
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02 · Where & name
United States of America
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03 · How it is doing
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04 · Proof & reuse
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DescriptionEmbassies host booths at the Festival, allowing visitors to experience another culture.
Participating Embassies 2010Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Brazil, China, El Salvador, Fiji, France, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Senegal, South Africa, Switzerland, Turkey, Zambia, as well as…
PerformancesIn addition to the interactive booths sponsored by embassies, the Festival exhibits dance performances from local and international artists.
International ClassroomThe International Children’s Festival is a part of Meridian’s educational outreach initiatives.
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The International Children’s Festival is a fair that showcases international cultures.
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The International Children’s Festival is a fair that showcases international cultures. Diplomatic embassies host booths about their country and culture intended to introduce children and their families to world geography, dress, and traditions through displays and activities. In addition to embassy-sponsored booths, the festival offers international dance and music performances, as well as opportunities to sample international cuisine. In 2009, Michelle Fenty, wife of DC Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, supported the festival by serving as Honorary Patron of the event.
The International Children’s Festival is held every May and is located in Meridian’s historic mansions. 1
Description
Embassies host booths at the Festival, allowing visitors to experience another culture. Embassies bring artifacts, displays, and activities about their country and culture. Food and drink samples are present at each booth, as well as crafts and activities. Booth activities have included trying on traditional Indonesian dress, stamping Kente cloth (Ghana), folding origami (Japan), writing hieroglyphics (Egypt), creating Carnival masks (Brazil), exploring Mexican children's toys and more. 1
Participating Embassies 2010
Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Brazil, China, El Salvador, Fiji, France, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Senegal, South Africa, Switzerland, Turkey, Zambia, as well as representation from the United Nations. 1
Performances
In addition to the interactive booths sponsored by embassies, the Festival exhibits dance performances from local and international artists. 1
International Classroom
The International Children’s Festival is a part of Meridian’s educational outreach initiatives. 1
International Resource Library
International Classroom offers teachers resources to help them include more international education in their curricula. Meridian has Culture Boxes that contain items from a specific country or region to help aid learning. 1
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “International Children's Festival”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1
International Children's Festival is recorded in open cultural data. The structured record cited below does not describe the practice, and this entry has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2
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