Sri Lanka celebrates World Children’s Day in Austria

The Sri Lanka Embassy, together with the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, celebrated World Children’s Day with the participation of a large number of Austrian and Sri Lankan children at Steinhofgrunde, Vienna, on 1 October 2020.

The celebrations paved the way for children to actively participate in painting kites in a colourful and artistic manner, illustrating and depicting the scenic beauty of Sri Lanka. The Steinhofgrunde Park in Vienna is a famous venue for outdoor children’s activities, and it hosted a large number of local Austrian nationals at the event.   

Both young and old enjoyed flying kites and playing with the pinwheels and balloons decorated with the ‘So Sri Lanka’ brand promoting Sri Lanka as a potential tourist destination among the Austrian public. The celebrations created a truly Sri Lankan ambience, capturing the true essence of the special relations between Sri Lanka and Austria and showcased social cohesion and high-level integrity of Austro-Sri Lankan children with the Austrian community. The attendees were also able to savour several Sri Lanka foods at the event.