The introductory meeting of the International Manisa Mesir Paste Festival, which will be held for the 484th time this year, was held at Manisa Metropolitan Municipality Atatürk City Park with Manisa Governor Enver Ünlü, Manisa Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ferdi Zeyrek, Provincial Gendarmerie Commander Brigadier General Zafer Tombul, Manisa CBÜ Rector Prof. Dr. Rana Kibar, Manisa Provincial Police Chief Fahri Aktaş, Şehzadeler Mayor Gülşah Durbay, Yunusemre District Governor Atilla Kantay, Şehzadeler District Governor Fatih General, Manisa Mesiri Promotion and Tourism Association President Ufuk Tanık, Provincial Culture and Tourism Director İbrahim Sudak, representatives of political parties, It was held with the participation of representatives of non-governmental organizations, Manisa Metropolitan Municipality delegation and citizens.
PROTOCOL SPEECHES WERE HELD
At the promotion ceremony, which started with the opening speech of Manisa Mesir Promotion and Tourism Association President Ufuk Tanık, Ufuk Tanık said that they were looking forward to celebrating the festival without any accidents or trouble. Ufuk Tanık said, "I hope the festival, which we will celebrate for the 484th time, will be beneficial." Şehzadeler Mayor Gülşah Durbay said in her speech, “We will celebrate the 484th of our Mesir Festival, which is on the Cultural Heritage list, with enthusiasm. "I hope that our International Mesir Festival, which will be the locomotive on the way to making Manisa a city of festivals, will be beneficial to all of Manisa," he said.
“I am also looking forward to the Mesir Festival”
Manisa Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ferdi Zeyrek, in his speech at the promotion, stated that he was looking forward to the festival with excitement and said, “We are experiencing the 484th edition. A tradition that has been around for almost 5 centuries. We have a festival, but unfortunately we haven't been able to hold it for various reasons for 4 years. I missed the Mesir Festival very much, just like you. We have prepared a very nice program to make you experience the Mesir Festival of my childhood. Next week will be full. Next week, we will celebrate Mesir in a carnival atmosphere, where Manisa will be full of art, where art will appeal to everyone from every branch, and where we will celebrate not only in the center of Manisa but in every corner. You are so excited, you missed me so much, believe me, I am more excited than you. Because I am also excitedly waiting for the Mesir Festival, which will be celebrated for the first time by our Governor at the Manisa Metropolitan Municipality after a 4-year break, and will end with the hairdressing ceremony that will be held for the first time on the 28th with the participation of our Chairman Özgür Özel. It will go very well. We'll have so much fun. This won't just be a festival, this will be a carnival. Everyone will hear about the Mesir Festival, not only in Manisa but all over Turkey, everyone will watch us on television during this Mesir Festival, but Manisa will be filled with people in the upcoming Mesir Festivals. First of all, it will be my primary duty to carry all the values of Manisa to the whole country and even abroad, provided that it is the Mesir Festival. We will be with you day and night until the hair-raising ceremony, which will end on the 28th. We will share this enthusiasm together. I want to see everyone, whether they are or not, at every moment of this enthusiasm. "I want to have a lot of fun for a week and entertain everyone in Manisa," he said.
“IT MENTIONED THE ECONOMIC DIMENSION OF THE FESTIVAL”
In his speech, Manisa Governor Enver Ünlü stated that they all experienced the excitement of meeting the Mesir Festival, which they were separated from for about a 4-year break due to the pandemic and the earthquake, which was called the disaster of the century. Stating that the festivals have a huge economic dimension, Governor Ünlü stated that the Mesir Paste Festival is important in the context of culture and tourism and said, “My biggest wish for this valuable cultural heritage, which has been kept alive and celebrated and reached these days, is that it will be conducive to the unity and unity of our nation. In the light of this fact, we should keep these beautiful days of our beloved nation alive and convey them to you, with its history, geography, poetry, songs, traditions and customs. I wish new and beautiful days, abundance and happiness to be with our beloved nation. "I hope the festival, which will last throughout the week, will be beneficial," he said.
REPRESENTATIVE HAIRING CEREMONY WAS HELD
After the speeches of the protocol members, the Mesir Paste scattering ceremony was held by the protocol members, especially Manisa Governor Enver Ünlü and Manisa Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ferdi Zeyrek, as representatives of the citizens who attended the introductory meeting. Before the ceremony, a representative demonstration of Hafsa Sultan giving the certificate to Merkez Efendi, played by the actors of Manisa Metropolitan Municipality City Theater, was also performed.
