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Do you feel that HHS and our city are inclusive environments for all cultures/ethnicities?

  • Yes, I do (60%, 67 Votes)
  • We can improve (30%, 34 Votes)
  • No, I do not (10%, 11 Votes)

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The international festival includes animals exotic to the Shenandoah Valley. Photo by Nahla Aboutabl.

Saturday, September 25, Harrisonburg held its thirteenth annual International Festival. There, people from around the valley came to celebrate their different cultures and share with others a piece of what they call home,and even if you’ve come here many times, you’re still amazed by the many different cultures our valley houses.

One of the many things the festival does is introduce new cultures through shopping at the different vendors. One vendor, Moses Ndiritu, from Kenya, sells wood carvings of safari animals from his country.

“When I sell [the wood carvings], I send the money back home to support [my family],” Ndiritu said.

Other vendors like Vanessa Minnick sell toys and sweaters made from her Alpacas’ fur coats. Minnick owns the Diamond Triple C Ranch out in Millboro Virginia, where she keeps many of her Alpacas. She brought two of the animals, Boston and Manjo, for display. The Alpacas were comfortable at first but when the drums from a band started to play, the Alpacas retreated back into their wagon.

“They’re afraid of the drumming sounds,” Minnick said.

Vendors aren’t the only ones who attend of course. Students from HHS also came.

“I came here with the Key Club to help out at the Tobacco Prevention booth,” Bani Kirmani, a senior with a Pakistani background said.

But it doesn’t matter if you’re here to buy, sell or help out, because at the end everyone is happy and has learned something new about another culture, even it’s just a different food you’ve eaten that day or the Kurdish dance you saw.

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    Jay BenderOct 1, 2010 at 1:44 pm

    What a blessing it is for Harrisonburg to have the International Festival!

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    Jay BenderOct 1, 2010 at 1:44 pm

    What a blessing it is for Harrisonburg to have the International Festival!

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