Manama, May. 2. (BNA) — The third edition of the “Bahrain for All, All for Bahrain” Festival was organised today at the Prince Khalifa bin Salman Park from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
Resident expatriate community clubs and Bahraini artists participated in the celebrations and showcased their diverse cultures, including Palestinian, Egyptian, Sri Lankan, Baloch, Goa, Nepalese, Indonesian, Kerala Samajam, Karnataka, Pakistani, Indian Ladies’ Association, Maharashtra and many more clubs participated in the event.
Kids’ entertainment activities such as drawing, whirlpool, face painting and henna were organised throughout the day. Also, the event included a productive-families and household products market.
The festival aims to illustrate unity, cohesiveness and solidarity among all the people living in the Kingdom of Bahrain in one community.
The organisers of the festival expressed their deepest gratitude and appreciation to His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa for his support to the ongoing event since its inception three years ago, which, they said, reflects his care for expat communities residing in the Kingdom of Bahrain . They also emphasised that the event was able to achieve greater convergence between these communities, and contributed to the deepening of relations of love with Bahraini citizens.
The event has also provided suitable space for the creators of the expatriate communities to showcase their work that reflect the ‘ different cultures of their countries, participants said.
They pointed out that the event has been able to attract large numbers of citizens and residents who were keen to enjoy the offers cultural, artistic, stressing that they aim behind organizing this event to express the feelings of friendliness towards the Kingdom of Bahrain and gratitude to her leadership and people on the spirit of tolerance and coexistence that are characterized by consistently.
The citizens enjoyed the shows that had been presented in an atmosphere of happiness and joy, praising the efforts made by the organisers of the event, and its importance in creating a state of rapprochement between peoples and different cultures.
They also expressed their thanks to the foreign communities for their loyalty and gratitude to the Kingdom Bahrain , and their efforts to support the process of construction and development taking place in various sectors kingdom-wide .
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BNA 1611 GMT 2014/05/02