Real.gr – Life – Kavala: A Great Festival of Cultures and Diversity at the 11th Kavala Cosmopolis Ethnic Festival

The celebration of cultures, diversity, respect and knowledge, with the customs and customs of different corners of the world, will live for the 11th consecutive year, the thousands of visitors who will climb the cobbled streets of the old city, in the Kavala Peninsula, to attend the events of the Cosmopolis – Kavala Ethnic Festival, from July 19th to July 22nd.

Cosmopolis, organized annually by the Kavala Municipality and the public charity DEMOFELEIA, is a multidimensional festival that, in four days, brings together more than 30,000 visitors of all ages, being a cultural reference point not only for the region but also for the whole country

Visiting countries

This year, members of the eight host countries will present important pieces of their culture, cuisine, music and cinema, while major concerts in the imposing fortress and many parallel events make up the colorful mosaic and

In particular, Costa Rica, Argentina, Italy, Spain (Andalusia), l & # 39; India, Rumania, Russia (Cossacks) will be welcomed while Greece will be represented by Crete. More than 250 dancers will present their traditional dances and songs. The host countries present traditional daily dishes that festival guests can enjoy in the open-air restaurant located in the old town, while they will work in the old town where the visitor can be informed of the host countries

"Cosmopolis," said Mayor Kavala Dimitra Chanaka at a press conference to introduce the program, "in the face of difficult circumstances and situations, has proven over the years that it is a great celebration of civilization, a diversity of people, a celebration full of music, colors, customs, traditions from around the world, and I am sure that this year the general public will be the best that those who unite us are more and bigger than "The diversity of the festival", stressed the president of DIMOFELEIA Anastasia Iosifidou, "it helps the deep understanding of the cultures of the host countries"

and fav It reinforces the spirit of the citizens, making Kavala an important cultural cradle.

Children's Concerts and Cosmos

This year's program complements four major concerts that will take place during the festival and which will include: The most popular in the Greek public Goran Bregovic, one of the biggest names of the reggae scene, the Italian Alborosie, with the Shengen Clan, Che Sudaka explosives of Barcelona and Greece the nearby Pantelis Thalbadinos and Vbadilis Skoulas

Of all a series of events with activities for children, such as theatrical performances, puppet theater, shadow theater, group games from around the world, while the program completes the cosmodromes.

Finally, many parallel events frame the central events by giving a distinct color at the festival, such as: street bazaar kiosks, local products from the host countries, art exhibitions, NGO hospitals, promotional work, creative workshops, cinema , cooking, stre and show, poetry, traditional coffee, etc.

Source: RES-MEP