Festival on Cultural Diversity (Nuku’alofa, Tonga, 26-31 July 2010)

From 27-07-2010 to 01-08-2010 (Tonga) 

Within the framework of the UN Year of Rapprochement of Cultures, a Festival on Cultural Diversity will be held in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, from 26-31 July 2010 by the Ministry of Education, Women’s Affairs and Culture in cooperation with the Tonga Tradition Committee and UNESCO. The Festival will be composed of thematic panel discussions on the place of Tongan traditional values, such as respect, consensus, cooperation, and reciprocity in a contemporary context, and challenges they face in terms of religion, governance, environmental protection and education. Performances of students from different communities in Tonga will be presented and workshops on different Tongan intangible cultural heritage will be organised during the Festival.