July 15: His Royal Highness Dasho Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck arrived in the Kingdom yesterday from the US where he led the Bhutanese delegation to the 42nd Smithsonian folklife festival in Washington DC.
Upon arrival at the Paro airport, His Royal Highness Dasho Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck was received by the Home and Cultural Affairs Minister Lyonpo Minjur Dorji, the Opposition Leader Tshering Tobgay, the Education Minister Lyonpo Thakur Singh Powdyel, senior government officials, rabdey and armed force representatives, Paro Dzongkhag officials and grassroots leaders.
His Royal Highness Dasho Jigyel Ugyen Wangchcuk led the Bhutanese delegation to the 42nd Smithsonian folklife festival in Washington DC in the United States. The festival was a huge success attracting more than a million visitors. Visitors described the festival as a once in a lifetime opportunity to get glimpses of Bhutan without having to travel thousands of miles.
Spread over an area of about three football fields, the festival titled, “Bhutan: Land of the Thunder Dragon” gave visitors the chance to see first hand the culture, customs and history of the kingdom of Bhutan. It also gave them the opportunity to explore Bhutan’s rich culture through live demonstrations, dance and musical performances, narrative sessions and a variety of hands-on activities.
Organizers said the festival featuring Bhutanese artists, dancers, cooks, craftspeople, carpenters, farmers and representatives of monastic life was the largest and most comprehensive exhibition of Bhutanese life and culture ever presented outside the kingdom.
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