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Scene from the carnival.

Thousands
of Ghanaians and other foreign nationals thronged Berlin, Germany, over the
weekend to participate in the annual street carnival dubbed ‘Carnival of
Cultures’, which was held from June 7 to 10.

Every year, Berlin celebrates the ‘Carnival
of Cultures’, which attracts visitors from various countries, including Ghana, to
participate in the carnival.

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The carnival celebrates cultural diversity with street parade, music and
dance, and thousands of artists, dancers and musicians flock to Berlin every
year to celebrate this cultural carnival.

This year’s edition
attracted over one million people from all over the world, including over 2,000
Ghanaians living in Germany.

The street
carnival gave Ghanaians the opportunity to display the country’s rich culture
and music to the outside world.

The four-day carnival
featured over 80 bands which performed on three different stages at the event, among
them was the Ghana Carnival Group, led by Fatima Adamu Suka.

During
the carnival, traders from Ghana and some African countries mounted mini stalls
along the streets and in some parks and engaged in the selling of various items
ranging from food to artifacts.

Fatima Adamu
Suka, organiser of the Ghanaian group, told BEATWAVES
in a telephone interview that the carnival gave Ghanaians the platform to
showcase their potentials with regard to costume designing, dance choreography,
music composition, art, design, among others.

She said there
was a float through some principal streets of Berlin, where participants were
treated to different kinds of performance from various Ghanaian and foreign artistes.

According to her, Ghana recognises the ‘Carnival of Cultures’ as one of the diverse cultural products which could
help to market the country as a fast emerging preferred tourism destination in
Africa.

She, however, expressed
her excitement about how Ghana’s participation at the event had built a linkage
between Ghana and Germany and other countries.

She also
expressed her appreciation to Ghana’s Ambassador to Germany, Her Excellency Mrs.
Gina Blay, and the staff of the embassy for their contribution towards the
success of the carnival.

She prayed that
the embassy would continue to support Ghanaians in Germany to participate in
the carnival in the coming years.

Since 1996, the ‘Carnival of Cultures’ has mesmerised Berlin with its blend of cultures, music and dances.

By George Clifford Owusu

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