Festival of Nations, Albany NY
One World @ One Place
Celebrate the World
In the spring of 1972, several ethnic group leaders got together with an idea to organize an art and cultural festival in the Capital District.The purpose was three-fold. The first was to prove how well people with diverse backgrounds can work together and have lots of fun doing it;the second was to present a glimpse of the world to the residents of the Capital District; and the third w...
Cultural Fiesta
This idea was soon turned into a reality and first ethnic festival was held on October 27, 1972. We named it “Festival of Nations”. It was held at the Hudson Valley Community Collage.It was welcomed so much that thousands of people had to be turned away. The following year we moved to the RPI Field House to be able to accommodate everybody. In 1978, when the Convention Cent...
Bringing Community Together
The word got around about us – how much enjoyment we offer for the family on one Sunday afternoon in the Fall of every year. Now there are several international bazaars/festivals in the area. They are organized by different institutions. Our Festival of Nations remains the original. It is unique, in the sense that we, the participating nations, ourselves, organize everythin...
See You at the Empire Plaza
This year, we are celebrating our 39th annual Festival with you! We hope you enjoy your few hours with us by looking at the arts and crafts from different parts of the world; by tasting delicious ethnic foods; and by being part of the audience indulging in the music with rhythm and dances representing various cultures and traditions of the world.
History of The Festival of Nations
In the spring of 1972, several ethnic group leaders got together with an idea to organize an art and cultural festival in the Capital District.The purpose was three-fold. The first was to prove how well people with diverse backgrounds can work together and have lots of fun doing it;the second was to present a glimpse of the world to the residents of the Capital District; and the third was t...
Lithuania
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Local Community InformationThe Hudson-Mohawk Council of the Knights of Lithuania meets the first Sunday of the month at St. Mary’s Church in Schenectady, NY. There is also a council of the Knights of Lithuania in Amsterdam, NY. We enjoy learning about and sharing our heritage. We celebrate our Independence Day in February. In March the feast day of our patron saint, St. Casimir. Egg decorating is usually done in and April. In the summer we travel to Connecticut for a big Lithuanian picnic. At Christmas time we make Lithuanian Christmas tree decorations. We have helped Lithuania by packing and shipping medical supplies. We also send packages to Lithuanian orphanages. On occasion we have doctors from Lithuania visit our area as well.
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FoodsLithuanians have always liked to eat good, tasty and filling foods. There is even a saying: *he who eats well, works well*. Lithuanian cuisine is known for its simplicity; it is the product itself which gives the dish its flavor, followed by various additional ingredients and seasonings. Rye bread is one of the oldest and most fundamental food products in Lithuania, eaten every day for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Potatoes are considered second bread and are eaten throughout the year. The most popular potato dishes are “zeppelins” (cepelinai), potato sausages (vedarai), and potato pancakes (bulviniai blynai). The Lithuanian “tree” cake (sakotis) is a treat that appears at every traditional Lithuanian wedding, as well as at the Lithuanian dining table during festive events like Christmas Eve and Easter. The horns form as batter simultaneausly drips and bakes on the cake as it revolves horizontally in a special oven. A cross-section of the finished cake resembles the rings of a tree trunk.
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Miss Festival CandidateBEATRICE (TRISHA) NICOLE COSTANZO
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Arts and CraftsNice array of Lithuanian arts and crafts