The Embassy of Sri Lanka in the USA, in collaboration with the Global Membership of DC, hosted a colourful night reception on the Embassy premises in Washington D.C just lately. The development used to be held with the purpose of marketing Sri Lanka as a key vacationer and funding vacation spot amongst US nationals, all the way through the summer time within the Northern Hemisphere. Individuals of the Membership and particular invitees attended the development.
Addressing the collection, the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the USA Mahinda Samarasinghe, welcomed the visitors and invited them to talk over with Sri Lanka and benefit from the wealthy plethora of sights that Sri Lanka has to provide. He highlighted that the Sri Lankan delicacies, song, and dances that have been on show within the night additional characterize the colourful variety in Sri Lanka. The Ambassador adverted to the rustic’s multicultural, multilingual, multi-religious and multi-ethnic persona, its over 2,500 yr historical past, and added that its distinctive geographical options and flora and fauna supply vacationers with a profound and noteworthy enjoy. The Ambassador said that Sri Lanka and the USA have advanced sturdy bilateral family members that predate authentic diplomatic family members established in 1948. He additionally emphasised that recently the 2 international locations revel in sturdy mutual help and a deep degree of friendship.
As a part of the development, the Embassy additionally arranged an exhibition to show images of the important thing vacationer sights of the rustic and to display screen tourism-oriented movies that includes pristine seashores and inexperienced mountain landscapes. The exhibition additionally highlighted more than a few dimensions of Sri Lanka tourism starting from journey and flora and fauna tourism to wellness tourism and historical cultural sights.
A cultural recital used to be additionally carried out as a part of the programme. The abilities of “Serendib Dance Troupe” captivated the target market. Dances of each up-country and low-country types depicting Sri Lanka’s wealthy conventional dance heritage have been carried out. The abilities of the troupe of “Ceylon Bera” accompanied through instrumental song enthralled the group with the rhythms of Sri Lanka. A Bharathanatyam and Moksha dance efficiency representing the tradition of the Tamil neighborhood carried out through Achila Perera mirrored at the colourful variety of the Sri Lankan tradition.
The Embassy had made particular preparations for saxophonist D. I. Senarathne to accomplish are living song whilst Sri Lankan singer Sanjaya Nivunhella sang are living Sri Lankan songs including additional taste to the development.
Attendees have been handled to a luxurious dinner buffet of unique Sri Lankan delicacies enriched with the flavours of Ceylon spices. The native cuisine have been ready through a Sri Lankan chef at a are living culinary station, with various kinds of recent hoppers being the standout dish.
The corporate VoyagX Excursion Blue USA, owned through a Sri Lankan-American presented tourism programs, which stuck the pastime and consideration of the guests who have been excited to discover the chances of visiting Sri Lanka.
The Embassy made preparations to serve all of the guests a sampling of freshly brewed scorching and iced Ceylon tea subsidized through Basilur (Sri Lanka) and QTrade Teas & Herbs (California, USA) at a specifically arrange tea nook that enabled the guests to revel in various kinds of tea.
In his vote of thank you, the President of the Global Membership of DC Sanjaya Hettihewa thanked the Ambassador and workforce for becoming a member of palms with their group. The Global Membership of DC gives global cultural studies together with artwork, song, dance, and theatre in addition to the chance to pattern culinary cuisine from world wide with their numerous club of over 47,000 execs representing over 90 international locations and partnerships with over 80 embassies in Washington DC to behavior live shows, gala’s, galas, and receptions.
