Numerous Swedish and Sri Lankan colleagues came simultaneously last recently to produce Sri Lanka’s vivacious ethnicity, food, ballet and aim at the ‘Sri Lanka Cultural Festival’ conducted in the Etnografiska Museum and Matamekka, Djurgårdsbrunnsvägen, Stockholm. The event also depicted the innumerable aspects of Sri Lanka’s fine art, poetry, legacy and memoir, artistic trade, ayurveda and wellbeing, movie and melody etc. The event was ended on 28th August 2022 watched a high-ranking tourist tally of around one thousand three hundred audience.. The occasion was also done in partnership with the Sri Lanka Tourism Marketing Unit.
The 5-day Artistic occasion was unveiled at the Etnografiska Museum on 24 August with Sri Lankan food, tropical conventional Sri Lankan ballets including poojanatuma, Surambavalliya and Nagaraksha and traditional music in the midst of a illustrious audience and colleagues.
Master Cook Rohan Fernandopulle, Bocuse d’ Or President Sri Lanka, team up with Swedish Chef Carola Magnusson to produce original Sri Lankan plates exploring the island’s wealthy culinary legacy. Live locations of hoppers and Kottu predicted the islands distinctive plates, with freshly fermented Dilmah Tea offered the luxury varieties of Ceylon Tea.
Sri Lanka’s muti-variety, all-year-around target showcased through the event. The tourism cubicle, video demonstrations, artworks, posters and brochures portraying the miscellaneous magnetisms that the island bargains such as unspoiled seashores; lavish woods; pouring water cascades; flora and fauna and antique metropolises, venture and ironic and assorted philosophy accessible the assortment and prosperity of the island terminus.
The gala also contained speeches at the Etnografiska Museum of a range of distinctive elements from Sri Lanka made out for the festival by the Museum. Moreover, from private assemblies, proficient conceptions – imitation landscapes of Sigiri Apsara, Mulkirigala (19thC Thelapththa Jatakaya), Dodanduwa (19thC, Vessanthara Jatakaya), Imitation effigies of Avaloketheeswara Bodhisattva (9th C, Veheragala) in brass, and the unique Ethpahana (Elephant lamp 12th Century Dedigama-Punkagama) in bronze, theoretical tinted ceramic using out-dated shrine images on earthen-ware pots, and other formations bestowing the best Sri Lankan sculptor ritual were on display. Silver, brass, wooden handicraft and batik creations projected Sri Lanka’s creative industry. Amongst the commercially relevant exhibit were, Ayurveda and wellness creations; authentic Sri Lankan spices.
Sri Lankan poetry spot drew countless guests. Sri Lankan narratives such as Madol Duwa, converted to Swedish language presented Sri Lanka literature habit. Films produced by Swedish producer Stefan & Lavonne Quinth on numerous topics consisting of Sri Lankan flora and fauna films were aired each day at the Etnografiska Museum Auditorium. The fabricators have been-closely correlated with filming Sri Lanka for over forty long years.
Children were subjected to a supplementary taste of Sri Lanka across portraits of the islands wild life such as the walikukula (jungle fowl)- the state bird, the Asian elephant, leopard, whale, dolphin, peacock etc. The Sri Lankan clothing stall was a trendy stop up at the event, offering a charming feel of dress up in conventional saree, osariya and sarong.
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Stockholm with Sri Lanka Tourism acknowledged brilliant corporation of the Etnografiska Museum, Stockholm; Carola’s EKO of Swedish Chef Carola Magnusson; Master Chef Rohan Fernandopulle, President Bocuse d’ Or; Dilmah Tea- Sri Lanka and mediator Tekompaniet, Stockholm; Swedish Film producers Stefan and Lavonne Quinth.
Furthermore at a discrete event in Stockholm, specifically created Sri Lankan fine dining cuisine was presented by Master Chef Rohan Fernandopulle at Restaurant Stora Skuggans by Carola’s EKO – which has a robust sustainability labelling. Master Chef Rohan also was involved in the Chefs festival Terra Madre Nordic, which is a Nordic consultation point for both producers and consumers with a common benefit in organic food manufacturing, eating and food philosophy.
The event took place at a moment when numerous countries comprising of Sweden, Denmark, Norway and others have amended the travel counselling on Sri Lanka.
