By Nurul Nabihah
Edited by Izyan Nazihah
Festival Week on Asia being held at Human Sciences Square | Credit: Nurul Nabihah
GOMBAK, 17th November 2023: Three eventful days of the Festival Week on Asia 2023 at Human Science Square, held by the Political Science Students Association (POSSA), witnessed a massive crowd of audiences delving into the diversity of cultures in Asia with enthusiasm and vigour.
Various activities were organised during the festival. Among them were exhibition booths, thrift shops, a drop mic session, and talks by an experienced speaker.
One of the thrift shops at the festival | Credit: Nurul Nabihah
Zoning into the exhibition booths, one of the festival's main attractions, there are many Asian cultures involved, such as Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Sabah, and Sarawak.
Indonesia is one of the Asian countries participating in the exhibition | Credit: Nurul Nabihah
Visitors were enlightened about the specificity of the cultural customs, geography, and language of the participating Asian representatives.
Many enlightening activities were provided to feed the curiosity of those who came to the booths. Among them, for example, was tongue-twister in Thai, in which the exhibitor first taught the visitors the pronunciation, making it a fun activity to learn more about our neighbouring country's language.
Thailand booth at the festival's exhibition site | Credit: Nurul Nabihah
At the Sabah booth, the audience could participate in a quiz that required them to fill in the blanks for Sabahan songs and learn how and where to use the Sabahan slang, bah.
Cute gifts and freebies were also given away, attracting the audience to participate in the activities. For example, at the Sabah booth, visitors will get a taste of Sabah’s traditional snack, amplang. Meanwhile, visitors are given keychains at the Sarawak booth. At the Thailand booth, visitors were given a chance to have their names written in Thai.
Interesting quizzes provided for the visitors at Sabah's booth | Credit: Nurul Nabihah
The exhibition booths have been a delightful experience for many visitors, as they were able to learn about the diversity of Asian cultures in a fun way. Such a festival is hoped to enlighten the IIUM community about the beauty of culture and to foster peace and unity in the face of diversity.***
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