The Cyprus Silk Cocoon Festival, which will be organized for the 19th time by Girne Municipality, in cooperation with Beylerbeyi Mukhtar's Office and Green Peace Movement, and with the communication sponsorship of TRNC Telsim, will be held on 4-5 May this year.

A press conference was held today 26th April at Bellapais Monastery regarding the event.

Girne Mayor Murat Şenkul congratulated everyone who contributed to the event, which will be held for the 19th time, and invited all citizens to the festival.

Noting that the festival will contribute to the discussion of silk cocoon production, industry and trade, which is a very valuable value of the country, as well as various entertainment, Şenkul said that the festival, located in a tourist region such as Beylerbeyi, will also contribute to the promotion and marketing of this valuable asset to the world and Europe.

Reminding everyone that Beylerbeyi has hosted silk cocoon craftsmanship from past to present, Şenkul noted that in order for the village to reach the point it deserves and to be introduced with its values in the best possible way, arrangements and businesses in line with the texture of the region should be included on the main street from the entrance of the village.

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Şenkul pointed out that festivals contribute significantly to the motivation of citizens, increasing the investment budgets of the municipality and the maintenance of these traditional productions by entrepreneurs, and inviting all citizens to the festival.

Beylerbeyi Mukhtar Niyazi Engin reminded everyone that the festival, which will be held for the 19th time this year, was initiated with the aim of keeping silk cocoon craftsmanship alive, promoting it, and passing it on to future generations, which is a unique value to the country, and said that with the event,

the interest in silk cocoon craftsmanship in the country will increase and different institutions from different regions will work to keep this culture alive. He stated that it was pleasing that he is involved with it.

Noting that during the festival, visitors will have the opportunity to closely see the process between the hatching of silkworms and the transformation of silk cocoons into works of art, Engin invited all citizens to the festival, which will host many colourful events.

Doğan Sahir, Secretary General of the Green Peace Movement, reminded everyone that the festival was organized 19 years ago to preserve the silk cocoon craftsmanship, silkworm breeding, and mulberry trees, which are the most important values of the Cypriot culture, and said that the priority element in order to carry this culture to the future and introduce it to the world its citizens, and local governments,

Promoting the Cyprus Silk Cocoon Festival worldwide

He emphasized that it is owned by institutions, organizations, and the state. Sahir said that their main goal when they set out was to give the festival an international dimension, but there was still work to be done for this, and emphasized that the support of municipalities and the state was needed, especially in the registration of silk cocoon works of art specific to Cypriot culture.

Hayri Küçük, one of the Silk Cocoon breeders in Beylerbeyi Village, stated that he has been farming for 15-16 years to carry this tradition from his ancestors to the future and keep it alive, and noted that silkworm farming is a very ancient business.

Emphasizing again that the silk cocoon craftsmanship of Cypriot Culture does not receive the value it deserves, Küçük emphasized the importance of children getting to know and learn this culture, which is a legacy of their ancestors, starting from an early age.

The 19th Cyprus Silk Cocoon Festival will start on Saturday, May 4th. Opening speeches will take place at 14.00 pm.

There will be presentations and talks about silkworm breeding and cocoon handicrafts, workshops, planting mulberry saplings, artistic activities for children, poetry and music recitals, group painting exhibitions of the country's artists, as well as various silkworm handicrafts and food and beverages at the stands set up in the area in front of the monastery where sales will also be made.

During the festival, mulberry saplings will be distributed among visitors every day through a raffle.

The event will end with the Beyaz Trio concert on Sunday, May 5th, at 19.00 pm.

 Source (Turkish): Girne Municipality

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