Baku, Azerbaijan, April 5. Marneuli City Hall
in Georgia organized a Novruz celebration event attended by
Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili, Prime Minister Irakli
Kobakhidze, Speaker of Parliament Shalva Papuashvili, and other
official figures, the State Committee for Diaspora Affairs told
Trend.
According to the Committee, the Georgian Azerbaijani Integration
Center also participated in the event
The center presented gifts to the president and prime minister,
which included plaques featuring the Marneuli coat of arms, created
by members of the “Robotics” club using a 3D printer. The Speaker
of Parliament was also presented with a piece of artwork from the
center’s art club. Officials later visited an exhibition of
handmade works by the members of the Georgian Azerbaijani
Integration Movement (GAIM) at the Azerbaijan corner.
Another Novruz event took place at the Georgian Azerbaijani
Integration Center in Marneuli, where students from Georgian and
English language groups delivered speeches in both languages. A
gymnastics club performance was followed by a dance routine. The
key characters of the celebration, Bahar gizi, Kosa, and Kechal,
added color to the festivities with their egg battle and
entertaining the children. The event continued with poems and
songs. At the end of the celebration, the Executive Director of
GAIM, Murad Muradov, congratulated the participants and wished them
prosperity and happiness.
Novruz was also celebrated in the Gabal village of the Lagodekhi
district, where various sports competitions and folk celebrations
took place, organized by the Gabal Development Center. The event
began with horse races in the morning and ended with a concert
program. Athletes from various regions of Georgia competed in
wrestling, marathon, kickboxing, football, and volleyball. The
winners were awarded trophies, certificates, and cash prizes. The
head of the center, Yaver Mammadov, expressed gratitude to the
Lagodekhi Municipality for their support in organizing the event.
The celebration continued with traditional Novruz customs,
recitations of patriotic poems, and performances of songs and
dances.
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