Namba 7 MACFEST hem open long Vanuatu

Namba 7 Melanesian Arts and Culture Festival em ibin open long Port Vila, capital city blong Vanuatu tede folem wan kastom seremoni wetem ol traditional owners blong Port Vila.

Ol Melanesian grups wea tek part long hem nao hem Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, ol Torres Strait aelan pipol blong Australia mo West Papua.

Namba 7 Macfest ia bambae hem end long namba 31 blong manis ia wetem bigfala celebresen long Vanuatu blong makim namba 23 independence anniversary blong kantri long namba 30 July.

Long moning tede, ol lida blong ol participating groups ibin go across long smol aelan blong Ifira blong attendim wan kastom seremoni blong tekem permission mo som respek long ol traditional owna blong Port Vila.

Hem ia sam long ol toktok blong Paramount Chief blong Ifira Mantoi Kalsakau long seremoni ia.

Long toktok blong hem long seremoni ia, Director General blong Melanesian Spearhead Group, Leonard Louma i hemi se tankyu long Chief Kalsakau blong givim permission long ol Macfest participants.

(Content by Hilaire Bule)

Broadcast 19 Jul 2023