The THEME of the Eritrean Festival Holland

Here In the Netherlands, each year, especially during the Summer period, there are various Festivals of Dutch origin and other nationals that takes place in different cities.

The Kwaku Festival of Suriname people in Amsterdam, Thailand Grand Festival in Amsterdam, Viva Brazil Festival in different cities of the Netherlands  and Milkshake Festival  in Amsterdam are a few examples to mention.  

All these Festivals have one thing in common, they are cultural events whereby the Dutch society and various communities within it are being presented and celebrated. Such  celebration pack natures a series of multi-cultural and historical related performances, music and food at locations across the Netherlands. 

The Eritrean Festival Holland is one of the annually organized cultural festival that takes place around this time of the year.

This year the Eritrean community in the Netherlands will be holding its 10^th  Eritrean Festival Holland on July 19^th up to 21^st  in the city of Rijswijk, near to The Hague, on a beautiful location called Event Plaza.

Now entering its 10th edition, the Eritrean  Festival is a traditional multicultural gathering focused on bringing people and cultures together for a vibrant combination of food, drink, dance and sports. And also it is a way of promoting Eritrean culture to the Dutch Society and other communities and nationals living in The Netherlands.

Eritrea has nine ethnic groups each with a longstanding own language, culture and lives side by side for decades which gives the country a rich cultural history. Hence the peace loving members of the Eritrean communities in the Netherlands are very proud to introduce their culture through the annual Festival.

Another key part of the festival's program is the various sport activities such as football day tournament, youth team competitions where numerous teams (of different ages) compete throughout the festival in order to get their hands on the winner’s trophy.

This highly successful festival is expected to attract over 3,000 visitors from the Netherlands and abroad. Alongside the regular  programs, the Eritrean festival traditionally provides also for children and  young talents a stage for a play back show, art, singing and playing music, in order to give them the opportunity to take the next step of their possible careers and to learn more about their culture and origin.

As far as the Eritrean Festival Holland is concerned, it is a festival that stands for all walks of life but especially for being a kids friendly event, as it is highly disciplined and safe event to participate on. The festival does not define  itself as art, theater or music event but as a combination of all with cross-fertilization between each disciplines.

There is as much for the eyes as for the ears at Eritrean Festival since it uses a different THEME for each year’s event. This themes focuses on the development of the peace loving Eritreans society in the Netherlands and expression of their clear message of love, respect, freedom and tolerance of Eritrean cultures, as well as encouraging the youngsters to learn more about the value and respect other cultures.

Everyone is welcome to participate and enjoy the peaceful, beautiful and colorful Eritrean Festival Holland of 2013.