TRT International April 23 Children's Festival

TRT International April 23 Children's Festival

April 23 is known as Children's and Independence Day in Turkey and man countries join from different point of the world to celebrate it. The concert was given at the palace named after Azerbaijan's National Leader Haydar Aliyev and pleasant moments experienced by the audience. Brief information about this day : The 23rd April Children’s Festival is a children’s festival which was dedicated to Turkish children by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the Republic of Turkey, to mark the opening of the Assembly. The festival has been celebrated internationally since 1979. The Children’s Festival was first celebrated in Turkey on 23 April 1920, when the Turkish Grand National Assembly was opened. The Festival intends to contribute creation of a world where children can live peacefully by developing sentiments of fraternity, love and friendship. On 22 April, all the children gather to rehearse the gala. When the big day comes, the gala of the TRT 23 April Children’s Festival takes place. In the gala, which lasts nearly four hours and is broadcast live, all the groups wear their national costume’s and present three-minute performances accompanied with their traditional music. The gala continues with the children convey the greetings that they have brought from their home countries, and ends with a hand-in-hand dance of all the flowers of the world embraced in sentiments of peace and friendship. Through picnics and excursions on 24 and 25 April, the unison and fraternity of the world and Turkish children reach the peak. These activities contribute to the promotion of Turkey and the hospitable Turkish people. When the last day arrives 26 April, sad hours for children have come. Bursting into tears, they begin to return to their home countries; leaving behind their Turkish brothers and sisters, but taking along peace and friendship with them. In a flood of emotions, the festival week comes to an end. HAPPY CHILDREN'S DAY.
Number of participants
35
Service hours
840
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