11th
Αfrican Festival - 12 & 13 May 2012 On 12 & 13 May, Saturday and Sunday, the African Embassies and Honorary Consulates in Athens invite you to the 11th African Food, Music and Handicrafts Festival to be held at the South African Ambassador's residence in Paleo Psychico. The African countries that will participate in this festival, will present and provide a rich variety of African culture and tradition through their food, folk art, music, dance and fashion. |
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The residence's gardens will be filled with stands from various African countries, such as Algeria, Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia and Uganda, offering visitors a 'taste' of their traditions and culture.
The proceeds of the 11th African Festival will be donated to charity.
The festival runs
from 11.00am to 11.00pm on Saturday,
and 11.00am to 8.00pm on Sunday. There is a 2 Euro entrance fee (free entrance
for children).
For more information please contact the Embassy of South Africa on 210
6178020.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2012
Click here for
the Seychelles Calendar of Events 2012.
THE MELTING POT OF CULTURES
(2nd - 4th MARCH 2012)
When the Seychelles Islands were first settled,
it was by a blend of varied ethnicities possessing different customs and
ways of life. Throughout its history and down to this very day, Seychelles
has continued to be a melting pot of peoples from the four corners of the
earth who have each contributed their particular thread to the fabric of
this vibrant society, adding to it and being themselves subtly transformed
in return.
Against this background of multi-culturalism,
diversity and the coming together of peoples, it is fitting that Seychelles
should once again be the focal
point of an annual 'Carnaval des Carnavals' - bringing representatives from
the world's best carnivals to participate in 3 days of celebration alongside
cultural groups from the community of nations.
The Seychelles International Carnival of Victoria
will be held over a three-day period in March 2012, when it will become
a focal point for representatives
from the world's most famous carnivals who will be invited to the islands
to take part in this exciting international event.
Promising to be the focus of international
as well as local attention, the Seychelles International Carnival of Victoria
will feature a procession of
colourful floats representing the various participants' national carnivals,
as well as a raft of other dedicated activities all of which will fall under
the carnival's theme.
Widespread international press coverage is expected for this colourful event
which is sure to be a crowd-pleaser, as it brings the lively ambiance of
international carnival time to the islands.
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OCTOBER 2011 -
Events Newsletter (1st Issue)
Click here for
the Events Newsletter by the Seychelles
Tourism Board.
06.07.2011
HONORARY CONSUL MEETS WITH THE SEYCHELLES SPECIAL OLYMPICS DELEGATION
Yesterday, Mr. Ellinas was proud to
invite to his estate the Seychelles representation to the Athens Special
Olympics 2011. He felt honoured in meeting with these very special group
of people and learn of their excellent performances in the events and their
outstanding achievements. The evening then continued at a local Greek taverna
where they where all invited and got the chance to try the traditional
Greek cuisine.
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29.06.2011
SEYCHELLES CELEBRATES 35 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE
President James Michel has attended the Independence Day Flag Raising Ceremony
this morning at the Lavwa Lanasyon (the Voice of the Nation) monument in Victoria
to mark the 35th anniversary of the independence of Seychelles. The event was
attended by Former President James Mancham, and dignitaries from the National
Assembly, the Judiciary, the Government and the Diplomatic Corps.
President James Michel has dedicated the celebration of this year's Independence
Day to all the school children and students of the country, who are participating
in the annual Inter-Schools Athletic Championships today.
In a message broadcast on national television last night, the President said
the young future leaders and their sporting victories for their schools and
country are the 'true spirit of a strong Seychellois'. He said that their athletic
encounter would be a preview of the Indian Ocean Games, which take place in
Seychelles in August.
President Michel said that in the past 35 years as an independent nation,
the Seychellois people had built a free and modern Seychelles.
"We have built a democracy that continues
to evolve, but which is mature and free. We have built an economy that is solid
and resilient in a turbulent world.
We have built a society that looks ahead and is compassionate, a society that
leaves no one behind and that gives the same opportunities to every Seychellois.
During these 35 years, we have overcome the barriers of underdevelopment. We
have overcome the class barriers. We have abolished inequality and injustice.
We are building a 'A New Seychelles!' I am sure that as our parents and grandparents
see the fruits of their struggles, they are proud of their contribution to
our fight for independence. On behalf of every Seychellois, I would like to
thank them all," said President Michel.
The President noted that the values which bind the society need to be preserved
and nurtured.
"We have succeeded in our bid for freedom because of our unity, tolerance,
love, patriotism, and most certainly, our hard work. Let us keep on cultivating
these good values. We remain vigilant against negative influences that can
affect our unity and harmony; influences that can destroy the very fabric of
our society."
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20.06.2011
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SEYCHELLOIS SOCIETY IN GREECE
We are
in the proud position to announce that the Seychellois Society of Greece
has
been fully and legally established and members of this Society today
gladly received all the
official documents at the Consulate of the Rep. of Seychelles. |
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