Like every year for two weeks, Winnipeg celebrates
#Folklorama. Pavillions let people travel to different countries from all over
the world. They display artifacts and put on shows to entertain visitors with
snippets from their cultures. And they offer different foods eaten in their country of origin.
We went to the #Brazilian Pavillion on
Monday expecting an exciting show featuring dancers with colorful costumes, but we were
disappointed. Some people probably liked the display of drumming, but for us it
was much too noisy. I had to stuff pieces of Kleenex into my ears because of
the loud drums.
There was also display of some kind of
martial arts and later on one male and two female dancers, but it was too
short. The drumming never stopped.
I’m not saying it was not good. The
performers worked hard and had plenty of talent, and there was lots of energy
displayed, it’s just listening to drumming is not at the top of my list of
things to enjoy. I hate any kind of noise. The food was good as was the
#Brazilian beer. We ate beans with rice and chicken on a stick.
Last night we went to the #Russian
Pavillion. We enjoyed it immensely. Wonderful display of dancing by a
group from Toronto.
And the costumes were beautiful. Two couples danced some kind of ritual dance
and the girls were dressed in long white gowns. They seemed to float across the
stage. It was quite riveting.
There was a clown. He was funny. And the
guy who played the Accordion (Schifferklavier in German) was a pleasure to listen to. His fingers moved with skill across the keyboard. Great and enjoyable
entertainment.
We had the combination plate, which
consisted of rice with raisins and apricots, dumplings with meat inside, a
pocket fillet with cheese, a bowl of borscht, salad, and a cup with juice.
$15.00 one plate. It tasted good, even though I could have done without the
raisins and apricots in the rice. The borscht was different from the way my
wife makes it. She makes it with red beets; this one was with cabbage and
potatoes. It was very good.
We left satisfied, mentally and food-wise.
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