March 19: Her Majesty the Queen Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck graced the launch of the dry run for the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in the capital yesterday.
The dry run is being held to prepare for the Smithsonian Folklife Festival which will be held in Washington DC in the United States from June 25 to July 6 this year. The festival will focus on the living traditions of Bhutan.
Her Majesty is the honorary chair of the leadership committee. Their Royal Highnesses Dasho Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck, Ashi Sonam Dechan Wangchuck, and Ashi Chimi Yangzom Wangchuck also graced the occasion.
His Royal Highness Dasho Jigyel will lead the delegation to the Smithsonian Festival in Washington DC in the United Sates later this year.
The Prime Minister Lyonpo Kinzang Dorji, senior government officials, the venerable Tshenyi Lopen, and the resident representative of UNDP Mr. Nicholas Rossellini were also present at the launch.
The Director of the Department of Culture, Dorji Tshering, said the Smithsonian festival is an important opportunity to take Bhutan’s rich cultural heritage to the American people.
Her Majesty the Queen and Their Royal Highnesses visited the stalls where artisans and craftsmen display skills in the rich arts and crafts of the kingdom.
At the exhibition, visitors can relish the traditional kitchen where genuine Bhutanese cuisines are created, watch skilled artisans creating products unique to our kingdom, witness performances of mask dances, drama and folk songs, soak the tranquil setting of monastic life as monks, perform ceremonies and create sand mandalas, learn more about Bhutan’s rich and pristine environment and enjoy traditional Bhutanese sports like archery, khuru, degor and soksum.
The dry run of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival here in the capital is open to the public. Bhutan will be the centerpiece of the 42nd Smithsonian Folklife Festival which will be held in Washington DC in the United States from June 25 to July 6 this year. More than 1.5 million people are expected to attend the Smithsonian folk life festival in Washington DC.
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