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4th Asia Pacific Choir Games October 21 - 28, 2017 Colombo, Sri Lanka Explore Sri Lanka, the “Pearl of the Indian Ocean”! With the 4th Asia Pacific Choir Games 2017 being prepared for Colombo, Sri Lanka, INTERKULTUR is eager to explore a new cultural area and tradition, since this is the very first time that an INTERKULTUR event is going to be held in South Asia. Thousands of participants from a host of competing nations will perform in a variety of venues, turning Colombo into a hub for Asia-Pacific choral music. The invitation to this unique event goes not only to choirs from the Asia-Pacific region, but also to ensembles from all around the globe, all of whom will surely find a platform to participate. The event is based on a comprehensive and deliberate pedagogical concept and will thus offer to all interested participants various workshops and seminars held by some of the best international experts! So, roll up your sleeves and get ready to expand your mind and soul! As for Sri Lanka, there is something to experience for everyone: culture and archeology enthusiasts will find world heritage sites of gigantic proportions and Buddhist and Hinduist Temples; nature and animal lovers can observe wild animals such as elephants, leopards, flamingos and whales up close. http://apcg.interkultur.com
4th Asia Pacific Choir Games
October 21 - 28, 2017 Colombo, Sri Lanka
Explore Sri Lanka, the “Pearl of the Indian Ocean”!
With the 4th Asia Pacific Choir Games 2017 being prepared for Colombo, Sri Lanka, INTERKULTUR is eager to explore a new cultural area and tradition, since this is the very first time that an INTERKULTUR event is going to be held in South Asia.
Thousands of participants from a host of competing nations will perform in a variety of venues, turning Colombo into a hub for Asia-Pacific choral music. The invitation to this unique event goes not only to choirs from the Asia-Pacific region, but also to ensembles from all around the globe, all of whom will surely find a platform to participate.
The event is based on a comprehensive and deliberate pedagogical concept and will thus offer to all interested participants various workshops and seminars held by some of the best international experts! So, roll up your sleeves and get ready to expand your mind and soul!
As for Sri Lanka, there is something to experience for everyone: culture and archeology enthusiasts will find world heritage sites of gigantic proportions and Buddhist and Hinduist Temples; nature and animal lovers can observe wild animals such as elephants, leopards, flamingos and whales up close.
http://apcg.interkultur.com
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Thrills – find the greatest adventure with challenging<br />
activities<br />
Diversity of the island consists with peaks, deep chasms,<br />
rugged terrain, mountain gaps, waterfalls, lakes and<br />
rivers those are been ideal for the eco-friendly adventures<br />
such as hiking, trekking, biking, canoeing, surfing,<br />
mountain climbing, mystery exploration and many<br />
more. Sri Lanka possesses many rivers, together with<br />
lagoons and ‘tank’ (irrigation lakes), so there are plentiful<br />
opportunities for year-round activities, perhaps<br />
combined with a camping trip<br />
With over 1,600 km of coast, Sri Lanka is an ideal location<br />
for wind-surfing, water-skiing, surfing, sailing,<br />
scuba-diving (including wreck-diving), and snorkelling,<br />
speed-boating and banana-boating.<br />
Culture – All year- round festivals and vibrant events<br />
Sri Lanka’s ancient civilization endows the island with a<br />
legacy of colourful festivals relating to the Buddhist Hindu,<br />
Muslim and Christian religions. Furthermore, these<br />
festivals are commemorated with the flair of a people<br />
with a genius for pageantry and ritual.<br />
Every full moon day is a public holiday known as poya.<br />
The most important is in May – Vesak Poya - which<br />
marks the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and Pariniwana<br />
(passing away). Worth seeing are the illuminated<br />
pandals (bamboo frameworks), hung with pictures depicting<br />
events in the life of the Buddha.<br />
Sri Lanka’s most tourist-oriented festival is the Kandy<br />
Esala Perahera, held in Kandy over 10 days in late July<br />
to early August and climaxing on Esala Poya.Perahera<br />
means “procession” and that’s exactly what occurs<br />
nightly - a magical passing-by of drummers, dancers,<br />
whip-crackers, acrobats and robed elephants. A caparisoned<br />
tusker carries the reason for the festival, the sacred<br />
tooth relic of the Buddha for the people to venerate.<br />
Hindu festivals include Vel, held in Colombo in July, in<br />
which God Skanda’s silver-plated chariot and vel (spear)<br />
are paraded across the city, and the Kataragama Festival<br />
in the Deep South, also connected with Skanda, in<br />
which fire-walkers participate.
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