Bamenda City council annouces first ever cultural trade fair



The Bamenda City Council in partnership with the Ministry of Arts and culture  has announced the first ever cultural trade fair to take place in the city of Bamenda from the 7th_ 21st Of February  at the Bamenda Municipal stadium with the theme- the contribution of the youth, culture and heritage to an emerging Cameroon. The cultural trade fair to be organized in the city of Bamenda for the first time has as objective to brand Bamenda as a heritage city, celebrate the cultural specificities of the seven divisions of the North west Region, expose the socio-cultural way of life of the entire North west Region and to celebrate the birth of a new cultural heritage industry for the north west Region. The cultural trade fair will manifest its self through cultural dances of traditional patrimony, traditional dresses that tell the story of the people of Bamenda, songs of customs and traditions: incantations, dirges, birth celebrations, choral displays, culinary arts and guided tours to heritage sites like museums and tourist sites.
According to Jude Waindim, public relations officer of the Bamenda City Council, a cultural village shall be constructed in the form of one giant museum, constructed following a typical North west traditional architectural design, shall be erected for the displays of artifacts from the various divisions of the region and beyond with a central podium for all cultural exhibitions. The cultural village as well as the central podium for thematic displays shall stand distinct and away from other trade fair stands which shall be erected for divers’ trade and fair themes. Some of the guest at the trade fair will be the Prime Minister Philemon Yang and minister of Arts and Culture Amatutu Muna as well as related dignitaries. Special committees have been put in place in the domains of logistics, communication and general organization to ensure the success of the event

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