{"id":316959,"date":"2024-05-23T14:19:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T12:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/?post_type=news&p=316959"},"modified":"2024-05-23T14:26:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T12:26:49","slug":"roma-culture-galore-in-prague-a-week-of-activities-from-parades-to-childrens-day-at-khamoro-festival-starting-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/news\/roma-culture-galore-in-prague-a-week-of-activities-from-parades-to-childrens-day-at-khamoro-festival-starting-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Roma Culture Galore in Prague: A Week of Activities From Parades to Children’s Day at Khamoro Festival Starting This Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photo Courtesy of Khamoro Roma Arts Festival Facebook Page<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Roma culture comes alive in Prague at the 26th edition of the Khamoro Roma Arts Festival starting Sunday, May 26, 2024. The annual celebration will run an entire week, culminating on June 1. The event will include parades, cooking demos, a children’s day, and countless music performances. Khamoro translates to the sun in the Romani language.<\/p>\n

According to Slovo 21, the festival organizer each year attracts more than 10,000 visitors. Over the past 25 years, the festival has seen more than 260 bands from about 33 countries perform on its stages. The festival aims to connect the Roma minority with other communities through the arts. At the same time, organizers cite it as an opportunity to combat stereotypes linked to the group.<\/p>\n

Moreover, this year’s program is packed with activities. It will feature traditional Roma music and a parade of Roma artists. These artists will march through Prague\u2019s city center. There will be plenty of gypsy jazz concerts, art exhibitions, film screenings, and a cooking show dedicated to Roma cuisine.<\/p>\n

Better still, the theme this year will explore the state of education for young Roma men and women. This section is dubbed \u201cThe Future of Young Roma\u201d. The category will express the education opportunities and challenges encountered by Roma youth since the 1989 Velvet Revolution.<\/p>\n

Subsequently, Roma students at all education levels from elementary, and secondary, up to university will take part. To push the education agenda further, the Romea organization will have a presentation. The institution is a co-organizer of the event and will present its new campaign on the education subject.<\/p>\n

Where to Spot the Real Action<\/strong><\/p>\n

The festival will kick off at the Prague Exhibition Grounds in the Gau\u010d (Couch) area on May 26. The Khamoro Party will open the festival with performances from Slovak funk musicians. Expect the likes of renowned vocalist Igor Kmeto and emerging singer Vanesa Hor\u00e1kov\u00e1.<\/p>\n

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