Canberra’s National multicultural festival gathers cultures from around the world

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The national multicultural festival is under way in Canberra with people coming from all over the country and the world to celebrate. It's one of the biggest events on the capital's calendar.

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00:00The center of the capital transformed into a kaleidoscope of culture.

00:08Performances drawn from around the world, like this traditional folk dance from Ukraine.

00:12It's the reality of the Ukrainian community in Australia today, waves of immigration all

00:17joining together and working together to preserve our culture and heritage.

00:21Some performances are on the official program.

00:24At the Nigerian food stall, they are a little more spontaneous, picking up on the festival's

00:29good vibes.

00:30It's a privilege. I hope we continue to support such a noble organization and such a noble

00:40system that we have, the multicultural, which helps us to display what we are known for.

00:45Tea and coffee with an Arabic lesson on the side could be found at some stalls.

00:49Thank you. We give them the drinks. We say, salam alaikum, when they're greeting, we say

00:55hello. It's good to learn about the culture.

01:01Many participants have traveled a long way to be in Australia, as well as here at the

01:05festival, bringing the rhythm of their homeland to the nation's capital.

01:08So what we just experienced is a rhythm called panlogo. Panlogo is a unique cultural drumming

01:17rhythm, only by the Gadangme people, so you won't find that anywhere else.

01:22This Melbourne-based Mexican dance group came from south of the border for the first time.

01:26It's unreal. We are so happy to be sharing our culture with so many people from different

01:32countries.

01:33The food is a major attraction. The smell of delicacies from around the globe filling

01:37the air.

01:38This celebration of harmony and multiculturalism is one of Canberra's biggest events and is

01:43expanding every year. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to visit over the three-day

01:48festival, celebrating the richness of more than 150 cultures.

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