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W<\/SPAN>ith the goal of exchanging ideas about the various groups and communities, declared by UNESCO\u2019s Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity from both countries, the Guatemalan Minister of Culture and Sports, Jer\u00f3nimo Lancerio, paid a visit to his Dominican counterpart, Jos\u00e9 Rafael Lantigua and to the Brotherhood of the Congos of the Holy Spirit of Villa Mella. <\/P> The Guatemalan Minister said it is impressive how, through drums and g\u00fciras, the Congos of Villa Mella continue to express Dominican culture. \u201cWe should take care of what we have…. “<\/P> Both Ministers agreed to hold the first meeting of the communities at the end of March, when they will also invite the Palanqueros of Colombia to be hosted in Guatemala by the Garifunas. The activity will be held in the town of Livingston in this Caribbean nation. <\/EM> The meeting, held under the auspices of the Board of Directors of the Museum of the Dominican Man and presided over by the anthropologist Juan Rodr\u00edguez Acosta, included members of the <\/EM>Congos of the Holy Spirit of Villa Mella and other cultural authorities. <\/EM> The Culture and Sports Minister created the Technical Table for the Safe-Keeping, Revitalization and Development of the Garifuna Culture with the mission of creating a proposal to strengthen this Caribbean Guatemalan community. <\/EM> The Guatemalan Minister said it is impressive how, through drums and g\u00fciras, <\/EM>the Congos of Villa Mella continue to express Dominican culture. \u201cWe should take care of what we have. The Congos are a living expression of the History of the Dominican Culture. It is, and will always be, an honor to be able to share with this amazing artistic group.\u201d Every cultural expression is understood as a view of the people and their way of being, creating, acting and transforming, \u201cit is an essential ingredient for human development. For that reason, the government is obliged to incorporate this cultural dimension in its policies, plans and actions with the idea of improving and sustaining the quality of life and personal accomplishments of each of its inhabitants.\u201d One of the most important innovations of public policies is the endowment of the cultural dimension in the area of sustainable human development. \u201cWe will have meetings, in Guatemala and the Dominican Republic, in which we will bring together our painters, theater groups, artisans, folk dancers and vice-versa,\u201d between the countries, said Lancerio. Juliana Avenecio Viuda Minier gives the Guatemalan Culture and Sports Minister, Jer\u00f3nimo <\/EM>Lancerio, one of the musical instruments used in her presentation. Also, in the photo is the Director of the MHD, Juan Rodr\u00edguez.<\/EM><\/EM><\/P> <\/EM>Minister of Culture Jos\u00e9 Rafael Lantigua receives his Guatemalan counterpart, Jer\u00f3nimo Lancerio, in his office. <\/EM><\/P> <\/P><\/TD><\/TR> Guatemalan Minister of Culture and Sports Visits the Dominican Republic With the goal of exchanging ideas about the various groups and communities, declared by UNESCO\u2019s Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity from both countries, the Guatemalan Minister of Culture and Sports, Jer\u00f3nimo Lancerio, paid a visit to his Dominican counterpart, … Continue reading “Guatemalan Minister of Culture and Sports Visits the Dominican Republic”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-noticias"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2642"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2642"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2642\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nDate of Publication: December 29, 2008<\/TD><\/TR><\/TBODY><\/TABLE><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"