MACAO, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- The 2023 Lusofonia Festival kicked off on Friday in China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), emphasizing promoting Portuguese culture through Portuguese gastronomy and handicraft shows.
During the three-day festival, artists from Portuguese-speaking countries and around 30 local Portuguese-speaking artists are scheduled to perform, while Portuguese-speaking communities residing in Macao will showcase music, dance, art, crafts, traditional costumes, literature, and food from their countries or regions.
At the event, local residents and tourists alike will be able to purchase Portuguese handicrafts, taste typical Portuguese dishes, and participate in traditional Portuguese games, such as ski race, sack race and wooden spoon race, according to the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao SAR government, organizer of the event.
The Lusofonia Festival started in 1998, mainly to pay homage to the Portuguese-speaking communities residing in Macao. The festival shows Macao's role as a platform for cultural exchange between China and Portuguese-speaking countries. ■
