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| May 21, 2005 |
| 100,000 Youth Participate in SGI-Korea's Youth Festival |
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| A parade of flags of countries worldwide |
On May 15, SGI-Korea (KSGI) youth hosted a festival expressing pride in their home country, at the Olympic Stadium in Seoul, South Korea. Some 100,000 KSGI youth division members and their friends gathered from throughout the country. Approximately 1,000 guests attended. Yonhap News Agency's Northeast Asia Center; the Federation of Artistic and Cultural Organization of Korea; and Save the Children, a global non-governmental organization, supported the event.
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| "Samulnori" performers |
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South Korea's "future hope" |
Titled "Departure," Part One began with 800 youth creating patterns across the field performing "Samulnori," a Korean cadence comprising kwaengwari, jing, janggu, and bukfour, traditional percussion instruments embodying the lively spirit of the Korean people. KSGI's marching band and colorguard also performed. In Part Two, titled "Peace," a colossal flag emblazoned with the festival's emblem of the festival covered the field while participants marched holding flags of all nations. In Sooni, South Korea's renowned pop, jazz and gospel singer, and a popular female vocal group, Jewelry, staged a dynamic show during "Hope," Part Three of the festival. Another music group, Seulgidoong, which specializes in traditional Korean chamber music blended with modern genres, also presented a splendid performance. The event closed with everyone singing the festival's original theme song.
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| SGI Members in Martinique, Guadeloupe and French Guiana Hold Spring Training Courses; SGI-France Members in Corsica Meet |
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| SGI members in Guadeloupe |
SGI-France supports overseas departments in Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, where SGI members are contributing to peace and happiness of their respective societies, based on the humanistic philosophy of Nichiren Buddhism. In March, SGI members in these regions gathered for a spring training course, respectively. In French Guiana, located in northern South America between Brazil and Suriname, some 100 SGI members gathered on March 19-23. Eight new members joined and participants studied basic tenets of Nichiren Buddhism and held discussion meetings.
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| SGI members in Martinique |
Martinique and Guadeloupe are islands lying between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. In Martinique, SGI members met on March 25-26 and studied portions of Nichiren's writings, together with SGI-France leaders. They also screened a video on SGI activities and SGI President Daisaku Ikeda's travels abroad. Guadeloupe is an archipelago of nine inhabited islands, including Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre. Some 200 members attended a training course on March 27-28 for study and a question and answer session on Buddhist philosophy.
On April 9, SGI-France members on Corsica Island gathered for a meeting and discussed themes of hope, unity and perseverance.
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| SGI members in Corsica |
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SGI members in French Guiana host musical show |
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