THE Children’s Literature Festival at Myitkyina University drew over 60,000 visitors yesterday, the last day of the event.
Ethnic dance troupes from Lisu, Yawan, Tailai,
Larchid, Tailong, Zaiwah, and Tailay performed at the fest, attracting
large crowds of people.
Puppet shows and Kyaukse traditional elephant
dance performance were also a draw for visitors yesterday. Children from
private schools of Kachin State also performed traditional dances at
the festival, which included competitions such as paper-folding,
coloring, painting, toy assembly, and group games.
Writers Myit Nge Ah Kyaw Ah Maw and Ah Gyi Ko Ko
(Katha) gave talks on literature, while schoolchildren Maung Naw Aung,
Ma Theint Nandar Tun, Ma Phyo Thandar Kyaw, and Maung Zaw Myo Htike took
part in the roundtable on ‘Youth and Literature’.
Booths on general knowledge were crowded with
people at the festival. Literature and traditional culture booths of the
Lawwaw, Yawan, Larchid, Jinphaw, Lisu, Zaiwah, Tailay, Tailai, Taisar,
and Thakhamti ethnic tribes were packed with visitors.
The festival had 51 bookshops set up by publishing
and distribution businesses, with sales totalling more than K36 million
over three days.
During the festival, over 6,000 t-shirts, over
6,000 writing books, and over 9,000 storybooks and comics were
distributed to children.
About 20 games were held during the festival, and
over 30,000 schoolchildren, including 1,505 students who participated in
the entertainment programme, took part in the games. A total of 146
prizes were awarded to children. The Children’s Literature Festival
attracted over 50,000 people on the first day and the number of visitors
exceeded 60,000 on the second day. Final day, over 60,000 people
visited the festival, bringing the total number of visitors to over
100,000 over three days. The festival was held with the aim of
sharpening the intellect and ideas of children who will become future
leaders of the country, improving their creativity and communication
skills, promoting close association with literature, instilling the
reading habit, and making children happy.
Aung Min Han
Photo: Htein Nan Naw
(Translated by Hay Mar)
Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar
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