December
3, 2017
The
final day or the third day of the All-Round Youth Development Festival saw more
visitors than the previous two days as it fell on Sunday, a public holiday and
the 97th birthday anniversary of Yangon University founded in 1920.
Near
the old dried tree renowned as Thitpokpin, was a stage show where visitors,
especially student youths were enjoying the songs performed by famous
vocalists.
Another
interesting venue for students was the book show in front of the Science Hall
near the tree held in conjunction with poem reciting events and the display of
rare books and photos of famous writers.
In
the afternoon, the festival was enlivened with English proficiency
competitions, extempore talks, literary talks, folk games and sports activities
for pure fun, Myanmar traditional performing arts shows, portrait drawing
events, cartoon shows, caricature events. The festival also shared knowledge on
ethnic traditional costumes and cuisines, landmarks through photos and video shows,
quiz shows, IT facilities and innovations of youths.
A
large number of people were strolling on the Adipati or Chancellor Road
visiting the educative booths on narcotic drugs, anti-child abandonment and
other subjects, and the special youth exhibition alongside a number of funfairs
and game events.
Yangon
City Development Committee also joined in the festival with posters on garbage
cleaning programs. The tree-day festival was a success as a very large number
of people, especially youths came to it not only as visitors but also as the
active participants.
Myanmar
News Agency
Ref;
The Global New Light of Myanmar
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