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We highly recommend watching this very special video, recorded all over The Hague! Guzheng (Chinese plucked zither) is a traditional Chinese instrument with a history of more than 2,500 years. It can be dated back to the Warring States period (475–221 BC). This song is an adaptation from a traditional Chinese poem written by Li Bai, who was a Chinese poet. You can view it on our programme page on embassyfestival.com (link in our bio). #embassyfestival
What was the last time you tried something from Bangladesh? Learn how to cook the traditional dish Biryani! It is a mixed rice dish which is very popular in Bangladesh. It is moist, robust, and spicy, and the rice and meat are infused with a heady blend of aromatics. You can find the cooking video on our programme page via the link in our bio! #embassyfestival
One of the many things we love seeing at the Embassy Festival, is traditional dance. Renggong Manis Dance is a traditional dance from Betawi, an ethnic from Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia. It is accompanied by Gambang Kromong music and the colourful costumes shows the influences of these cultures. Watch the video on our programme page (link in bio) to see this delightful dance for yourself! #embassyfestival
Want to try something new? Why not learn how to make Czech Cream sauce! It's one of the videos we've published on our website and we'd love for you to see it! This sauce is the most valued treasure of the Czech Cuisine. You can view it on our programme page (link in bio!) #embassyfestival
Never in our wildest dreams could we have imagined the success of the online edition of the Embassy Festival this year! Because of all our loyal visitors and supporters, the participating embassies, our partners and crew, we’ve been able to celebrate the unity of culture. Embassy Festival at Home was an exciting journey and we can’t thank you enough! Please check out our aftermovie and please enjoy all the content on our website, which is still available for you to dive in. See you next year at Embassy Festival 2021!
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Embassy at home visited by more than 15.000 digital visitors!
Bringing cultures together from all over the world and offering an experience that inspires and connects. That’s the mission of the Embassy Festival. The eighth edition couldn’t take place at the Lange Voorhout this year due to the Coronavirus, so an online edition was put together. More than 15.000 people checked in via the festival website and hundreds of people bought an Embassy Festival Wine and/or Surprise Box. Many visited the Embassy Festival office at the Noordeinde in The Hague to pick them up and just as many were sent to addresses all over the Netherlands. By doing this, the always enticing International Market was brought to the homes of the festival visitors. To complete the experience, a broad selection of music, cooking workshops, interviews with ambassadors, dance videos and more were published on the Embassy Festival website. Read the full press-release via the link in our bio!
And to you, our visitors, a million thank you's! See you next year! ❤️
#embassyfestival Photo: Parcifal Werkman
We’ve loved all the reactions that we’ve been given regarding the Surprise and Wine boxes. Thank you so much!! We hope you also enjoy all the content that we’ve published on www.embassyfestival.com!
Wahey! Another day where people can come pick up their boxes at our HQ! #embassyfestival
Remember when we showed you a sneak peak a couple of weeks ago, when we filmed with beautiful Mexican dancers at the Lange Voorhout? The video is now live on our website (link in bio). And it doesn't stop there. ALL the videos are now online. Cooking demonstrations, dance, music, the pub quiz and much, much more. We hope you thoroughly enjoy what we've put together for you and that you feel as though you're travelling from one country to the next! #embassyfestival
Yes!! We’re online! These past few weeks we’ve worked tirelessly with all the embassies to make a very special and online edition of the Embassy Festival for you! We would love it if you’d take a look (link in bio) and let us know what you think! ❤️
Surprise and Wine Boxes are being delivered all over the country today and lots of them are also being picked up at our office in The Hague! Please let us know what you think of them by using #embassyfestival or by tagging us!
The first Surprise Boxes have been collected at our pick up point in The Hague! We’re so excited to find out what you think! #embassyfestival
There they go! To hundreds of addresses all over the country! Please share your unboxing videos and photos by using #embassyfestival. We can’t wait to find out what you think!! And a big thank you to our superheroes Walter, Thomas and Yumi for all the extra help!
Ready for some juicy BBQ? Watch top chef @juliusjaspers recreate one of his favorite Israeli meals: Chuck Tender with grilled eggplant. Ambassador Gilon is personally present to give his verdict. Curious to know what he has to say? Watch the video to find out. You can find this video via the programme page on our website (link in bio) Beteavon & eet smakelijk!
Thank you @israelinnl! #embassyfestival
Welcome to the Embassy Festival Box Warehouse! 😅. We can’t wait for you to receive the boxes! Please share your unboxing videos by using #embassyfestival. Parcels will start arriving at homes across the country from Friday!
Oh how we’re looking forward to this weekend! Together with the participating embassies, we’ve tried to create a very special online edition of the Embassy Festival for you, filled with cultural delights. We've made an article in which we highlight 5 things you can look forward to this weekend. We say this weekend, but the fun will already start this Thursday. Who doesn’t love an extra long weekend, right? Link in bio or embassyfestival.com
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Photo: Wouter Vellekoop
We're so excited to show you this video! Enjoy some traditional Irish dancing with a backdrop of the Hofvijver and Binnenhof in The Hague. These girls have been dancing from since they could walk and that really reflects in their performance. The Kilkenny School of Irish Dancing (@kilkennyschool) have performed multiple times at the Embassy Festival, representing the Irish Embassy in The Hague. Click on the link in our bio to go to our programme page, where you can view this video! #embassyfestival #irishdancing
Test your cultural knowledge during the Embassy Festival Pub Quiz! Our host Irish Questionmark is ready to fire lots of questions from his homestudio to our wonderful community during this 2 part special on the 3rd and 4th of September! Join in and answer lots of trivia questions about the festival, the participating countries and much more! Are there any prizes? YES! We will be giving away Embassy Festival Surprise Boxes, Recipe Booklets and more! The quiz will be a two-part special, with an hour long show on Thursday 3 September at 7pm and at the same time on Friday 4 September. The best thing: you can join in for free! So put the dates in your diary and join us! More information and link to the pub quiz via the link in our bio! #embassyfestival Photo: Alina Krasieva
Good morning! Today's the very very very last day you can order the Embassy Festival Surprise and/or Wine Box! We will be closing the option at 12.00 sharp! And thank you SO much to everyone that has ordered one. It means the world to us and we can't wait to send them to you!
We were surprised, delighted and excited when @lachydoley sent us a video of ‘You can give it but you just can’t take it', specially recorded for the Embassy Festival 2020 online edition. And what kind, kind, kind words he opened with. Thank you so much Lachy! To watch the video, please follow the link in our bio to the programme page on our website! #lachydoley #embassyfestival