Indonesia Participates in Oslo Children Festival

London, UK (Antara Bali) - Indonesia has participated in the World Children Festival of Barnas Verdensdager (BVD), which is an annual event of Oslo World Music Festival in Grønland Kulturstasjon, Oslo, Norway, last weekend.

That annual children festival was organized by Norway Cultural Art Institution of Rikskonsertene which is aimed at teaching multi-culturalism and introducing foreign cultures and arts to the children in Norway, a statement from the Indonesian Embassy in Oslo received by Antara here on Tuesday.

The Indonesian children in Norway performed Balinese and Malay traditional dances in the event.

The Indonesian cultural team also features some traditional games and introduced Javanese and Balinese traditional instrumental ensemble, typically including many bronze percussion instruments.

Indonesian Ambassador to Norway Yuwono A. Putranto appreciated the children festival as it helped children to understand the cultural diversity around the world.

"The increasing plurality in culture in Norway makes the government keeps strengthening the awareness of multicultural among people," he added.

Indonesia's participation in the event, the ambassador said, is a form of the country's support to Norway and a cultural diplomacy in the international arena.

The children festival was participated in by 25 countries, among others Afghanistan, Australia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Eritrea, India, Iraq, Lebanon, Mexico, Egypt, Morocco, Palestine, Turkey, Thailand, Tunisia, and Uganda, and visited by about 4,000 visitors. (WDY)