1. Spring and summer cultural and
traditional activities
Let Me Know You: United in Diversity

2. TURKEY
Solemn ceremonies and children’s festivals take place throughout Turkey on National
Sovereignty and Children’s Day, held on April 23 each year. Children take seats in the Turkish
Parliament and symbolically govern the coMany people in Turkey commemorate the first
gathering of the Grand National Assembly (the Turkish Parliament), which took place on April
23, 1920, by attending local ceremonies or laying wreaths at monuments of Mustafa Kemal
Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish Republic. The biggest ceremony takes place at the Ataturk
Mausoleum in Ankara.
Because Ataturk reportedly dedicated the Turkish Republic to children, Turkish
schoolchildren take seats in the Parliament for the day and symbolically govern the country.
They elect a president who then addresses the country on national television. Children’s
festivals take place throughout the country. The state-run Turkish Radio and Television
Corporation (TRT) brings children, aged eight to 14, from different countries around the world
to Turkey. These children stay with Turkish families for a week and participate in children’s
festivals, which culminate is a gala-performance on April 23.untry for one day.

3. BULGARIA

4. ITALY
Calendimaggio is celebrated in early May in Assisi, Umbria.
The festival is recommended by Manuela of Italian Ceramics
who says - It is a spectacular evocation of Medieval and
Renaissance costumes and life. The two ancient medieval wards,
the "Parte di Sopra" and the "Parte di Sotto", engage in a
spectacular challenge which takes the form of theatre shows,
concerts, songs and choruses, dances, processions, archery,
crossbow and flag-waving displays. The districts compete in a
singing contest among the spectacular floral decorations, flags,
torches and candles.

5. Mărțișorul este un mic obiect de podoabă legat de ROMANIA
un șnur împletit dintr-un fir alb și unul roșu, care apare
în tradiția românilor și a unor populații învecinate.
Femeile și fetele primesc mărțișoare și le poartă pe
durata lunii martie, ca semn al sosirii primăverii.
Împreună cu mărțișorul se oferă adesea și flori
timpurii de primăvară, cea mai reprezentativă fiind
ghiocelul.

6. LITHUANIA
Klaipėda Sea Festival has been held annually in the city of Klaipėda, Lithuania during the month
of July since 1934. In 2009 the city hosted the Tall Ships Race as part of the festival. According to a
city website, about 500,000 people have been present at the event. The Klaipéda Sea Festival usually
starts at the end of July or beginning of August and lasts for 3 days. The first Klaipéda Sea Festival
was organised in 1934. The festival program usually becomes available closer to time, organizers
advertise in local newspapers and on www.jurossvente.lt website. Before the festival the High Street is
nicely decorated and the opening ceremony starts with the Mayor's speech following various free
street concerts and a local market where it is possible to purchase various handmade tools and crafts,
locally produced food, and clothing. There is also a carnival, where mythological sea creatures are
presented by adults and children dressed up in different costumes. There are also various international
sailing events, different sports competitions, fishermen competitions, street theater, exhibitions and
children's performances. The performers come from different countries. Every year the program
introduces something new, so every festival is different. At the end of the Sea Festival there is always
a beautiful free firework show.

7. SPAIN
Moors and Christians Festivals
La Fiesta de Moros y Cristianos is a celebration
of the victory over the Moors in the 13th-century.
The festival itself dates back to the
16th century, and includes street parades of
dressed-up soldiers and battle re-enactments. It
is held in many cities at various times of the
year, with some of the largest street parades
taking place in Alicante, Alcoy, and
Villajoyosa.

8. POLAND Saint Stanislaus Festival
The route leads from Wawel Cathedral to
the Church “na Skałce” along the path of the
traditional procession, which takes place every
year on the first Sunday following 8th May.
The day is the date of the canonisation of
Kraków’s first saint who died a tragic death as
a result of his conflict with the King. Unlike
the procession, the route also leads you to the
three churches of Kazimierz: St Catherine’s,
Hospitaller Order of the Brothers of St John of
God, and Corpus Christi Church, the former
parish church of the city of Kazimierz.