Language and culture fair in France

A mixed language and culture fair of different ethnic groups was held in the city of Ubervilliers, near Paris, the capital of France. 57 different linguistic communities of the city participate in this fair.

Last Sunday (June 3) in the opening ceremony at noon local time, Bangla Language and Cultural Center and Udichi France Parliament highlighted the language and culture of their country.

The special attraction of Udichir's stall with people speaking other languages was the exhibition of paintings by children and teenagers during the Bengali New Year festival, the theme of which was Bangladesh.

In 2011, Udichi started this event on the initiative of the Parliament of France to commemorate the martyrs of the Great Language Movement of 1952 and on the occasion of International Mother Language Day with 5 language communities. In continuation of this, in 2012 and 2013, this event was organized by the sole initiative of Udichi, but from 2014 to 2016, Mary and Udichi France Parliament jointly organized this event with a large number of people of Ubervillier city.

Since 2017, Marie France Udichi, who has increased the scope of the event, started this fair on a grand scale, bringing together all ethnic groups of the city.

The language and culture fair was inaugurated by the Mayor of Ubervilliers. Under the direction of Carlos Samdur, president of the Language and Cultural Center, it was also attended by the president of France Udichi, Kiranmoy Mondal, leaders of various ethnic groups of the city, political leaders and people from all walks of life.

In the opening ceremony of the language and cultural fair, the students of Udichi France Parliament and Bangla Language and Cultural Center performed the song 'Ekushe February' in memory of the martyrs of the '52 language movement. Apart from this, the artistes performed one more song and two dances. Rozi Majumder, teacher of Bangla Language Cultural Center and vice-president of Udichi France Sangsad, conducted the music of the program, and GM Shariful Islam, teacher of Bangla Language Cultural Center and executive secretary of dance department of Udichi France Sangsad, planned and directed the dance.

57 language groups participated in this event. With great enthusiasm, various ethnic groups of the city showcase their country's education and culture through small stalls.

Language organizations participating in this language and cultural fair are Bengali, Sonenki, Tamul, Kurdish, Mandarin, Chinese, Arabic, Tamazit, Bambara, Portuguese, English, Lingala, Kreyola, Haschhana, Sonaki, Fife, Haitian Khreyol, Kabyle, Serb, Bete, Berber, Fosse, Quechua, Vroto and Spanish among others.

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