{"id":4276,"date":"2014-06-25T17:27:57","date_gmt":"2014-06-25T14:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sana.sy\/en\/?p=4276"},"modified":"2014-06-25T17:52:26","modified_gmt":"2014-06-25T14:52:26","slug":"al-baath-vanguards-organization-launches-childhood-festival-in-damascus-old-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/?p=4276","title":{"rendered":"Al-Baath Vanguards organization launches Childhood Festival in Damascus old city"},"content":{"rendered":"

Damascus, SANA \u2013 On the occasion of the International Child Day, al-Baath Vanguards Organization launched the Central Childhood Festival in Damascus on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The two-day event is held at al-Azem Palace and Asaad Pasha Khan (inn) in the Old City.<\/p>\n

The Organization also signed a memo of understanding with the Ministry of Tourism on children-related activities including developing their skills and encouraging them to depend on themselves.<\/p>\n

Member of the Arab al-Baath Socialist Party’s Regional leadership, Arkan al-Shoufi, stressed the importance of these events especially in the current stage where terrorism is trying to obliterate the heritage of their country.<\/p>\n

For his part, Minister of Tourism Bishr Yazigi said the memo is within the Ministry’s strategy to promote the tourist culture in children.<\/p>\n

The festival includes musical and theater performances by children from all Syrian provinces, in addition to exhibitions of paintings and crafts including pottery and mosaic made by children.<\/p>\n