From August 8-9 2015 - Eritrean Festival in Western Canada in the City of Edmonton AB and in Its Environs Concluded with patriotic Zeal Successfully

From: Samuel Igbu <igbu.samuel_at_gmail.com_at_dehai.org>
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2015 16:13:20 -0400

The annual Western Canada Eritrean Festival was officially opened this
Saturday August 8, in Edmonton, Alberta. Eritrean-Canadians from the cities
of Calgary, Regina, Saskatoon, Vancouver, Winnipeg and more took part in
athletic events, fun entertainment and family picnics at a local park.
Teams from the regional cities played against each other in soccer
tournaments, with youth -both boys and girls-who also participated in their
own sports tournaments.

Later in the evening, the festival celebrations kicked off with a
resounding poetry reading and skit performed by Milka Debesai and her
sister Haimanot from Regina, Saskatchewan. Musical artists Helen Meles,
Ogbay Mesfun, Million Abraham, Sammy Ginbot and Tedro Tewolde (Rasta),
performed to the delight of the masses well into the night on Saturday and
Sunday night.. Details press-release will follow stay tune..



Received on Mon Aug 10 2015 - 16:13:22 EDT