\u00a0On Saturday last week Riga hosted the International Festival of Language and Culture which was the 14th of its kind in the world. The festival was organized by the NGO \u201cDialogu Nams\u201d, Riga Meridian International School and SIA \u201cBaltic education\u201d and supported by Riga Lithuanian School, \u201cR\u012bgas Nami\u201d, Inpay Latvia and Masaurum. We are very grateful for the organizators as the show of the festival made the day for all our participants, guests and friends that afternoon.
\nThe show was spectacular, colourful and joyful. It gathered 36 performers from 8 different countries \u2013 Norway, Belarus, Ukraine, Estonia, Lithuania, Sweden, Turkey, Latvia. The performers (children from 10 to 16) demonstrated all their talents and did their best to make spectators really believe in what they see on the stage. The guests of the festival were overwhelmed with their attractive energy, joy of life and colourful performances.
\nOne of the brightest performances of the festival was a great song by a Swedish girl, which was both powerful and touching. Many spectators will remember her strong voice, as well as the funny and lively Belarussian girls trio, who sang a song about perks of being friends. And of course, we must mention the humble and delicate poem by a Turkish girl which was recited in Latvian. Quoting one of the festival\u2019s guests:
\n“I particularly loved the Latvian poem recited by a Turkish girl. I have heard my mothertongue, my language, in a different way today. The girl has shown me the part of it I never knew. I\u2019ve heard it with different emphasis, its different colours and interpretation… ”
\nThe festival gathered 350 guests. The atmosphere was full of friendship and unity. There clearly was a connection between performers and spectators, the exchange of thoughts, emotions and joy.
\nWe want to thank all our performers for they efforts and their art. We thank all our guests for coming and for celebrating it together with us. It is worth to mention one of our guest\u2019s feedback:
\n“While the political background of the world is not always as peaceful, this festival today promotes peace and shows us that with all differences we have we can still be friends.”
\nThe idea of these words draws a good conclusion for what is the aim and purpose of the International Festival of Language and Culture. We hope that one day the whole world will celebrate it together with us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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