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The German language and culture gain increasing importance in Debrecen year after year and are also celebrated by the Wunderbar Festival.
The event aims to teach younger generations about and cherish German traditions, as the city’s economic and cultural development is closely linked to the German communities. The German-speaking children of the Nagyerdei Kindergarten performed a poetry programme for the audience at the Wunderbar Festival.
The event’s primary aim is to popularise the German language and culture among young people. According to the Debrecen German Cultural Forum president Andrea Horváth, German culture has strengthened in the city thanks to the economic boom. In recent years, Debrecen has also become a regional cultural center. “The German language represents a connection to the cultural sphere in Europe, which creates an opportunity for us to participate in a common European thinking, you don’t just have to think of the big names, Goethe, Schiller, Adorno but it’s just that Vienna is nearby, Berlin is nearby,” she highlighted. The event slogan is “Immerse yourself in German culture and discover the German traditions of our region!”
German companies are increasingly important in the city’s economic life. In Debrecen, bilingual training from primary school through secondary school and vocational training is available, and thanks to the German language institute, young people can also learn the language at the University of Debrecen.
Mayor László Papp said that Debrecen has all the conditions for the youth to build a successful career with knowledge of the German language. ”It can be noted that for the future, it is indeed of great importance how many children in Debrecen can speak, communicate and communicate in German, how many know German history and culture, of course, all this in addition to Hungarian,” he emphasised.
The 4th Wunderbar Festival will popularise German culture with hundreds of programmes throughout the country until Saturday. On the occasion of the festival, literary, cultural, educational and theatrical events are taking place in 220 institutions across the country, which can be found on the website www.wunderbarfesztival.hu. Further details about the festival can be found on the event’s Facebook page.
Source and photo credit: debrecen.hu
