On Sunday, 10th in Iowa, US, a day of cultures was celebrated in Iowa Central’s Bioscience and Health Sciences. This day is a festival for people who want to explore cultures across the world. This year, countries of the Middle East were represented, and every year there is a new region in a center of everybody’s attention.
At the festival, visitors had a unique opportunity to move around the building and get to know the traditions of foreign countries. For example, Sweden taught visitors about their local festival, the Midsummer festival, and demonstrated the tradition of pepparkakor – ginger wish cookies. Guests of the event were able to try some native cuisine and find out about the unique traditions. Children especially enjoyed filling out “passports” – they were linking flags with countries to which they belonged.
Starting in 1989, Iowa’s Festival of Nation has existed for more than 30 years, and every time something new is added to the program of the festival.
