Inmigrant's Festival is celebrated in the city of Oberá, Misiones in Argentina.
It is made during the first fortnight of September in the Park of the Nations, an estate of approximately 10 hectares, where each colectivity has its house and during one week social activities, cultural, sport and recreational, are carried out in a festive climate of coexistence that reune to villagers and visitors around the tables tasting exquisite typical plates.
During the Days of the celebration artistic spectacles of international level follow one another, where also they act ballets of the colectivities.
Within the same estate, the Commercial Fair shows the commercial, farming and industrial might of the region, and the Artisan Fair with the most varied exhibition of works of great quality, made by Argentine and foreign craftsmen.
Without a doubt, one of the most important Days, is the election and coronation of the National Queen of the Inmigrant, in where they participate representing in each colectivity, the majority granddaughters of immigrants who arrived at these earth. In that night also one chooses the Virtual Queen of the Inmigrant, in which all the people of the world have the possibility of voting by some of the candidates.
Between the colectivities they stand out the French, German, Norwegian, Finn, Swedish, Swiss, Icelandic, Italian, Polish, Russian, Ucranian, Spanish, Japanese, Brazilian, Paraguayan, Arab, Peruvian and Dane, among others.
In year 1979 the first encounter of the different migratory currents in a colorful frame from integration was made. As of that date the editions followed one another of which at the present time it is the National Celebration of the Immigrant who is organized by the Federation of colectivity. Every year, with new attractive spectacles and, the celebration is visited by more than 120.000 people.
Edition 2005
In the year 2005, between the days 3rd and 15th of September will be carried out XXVI the edition of Inmigrant's Festival. Like newness, in this edition one adds the colectivities that year to year participate in the celebration, the community Checa, that already has a space within the park of the Nations.
In the part of spectacles, in addition to ballets typical of each one of the colectivities, they will appear in the scene greater Norgus Jacob, artists of national level like Árbol, Turf, Airbag, Memphis la Blusera and Soledad Pastorutti and invited singers of neighboring countries like Paraguay and Brazil.
Without a doubt, one of the most important nights will be the one of Thursday 8th, where it will be chosen to one of the candidates:
- German: Elianne Oswald
- Arab: Chalup Dew
- Brazilian: Marcia Pizzutti
- Spanish: Natalia Fernandez
- French: Valeria Vignolles
- Italian: Julian Sansaloni
- Nordic: Fanni Sand
- Paraguayan: Lorene Britez
- Pole: Maria Sniechowski
- Russian: Noelia Bazila
- Switzerland: Marcela Christen
- Ucraniana: Natalia Kornowski
- Japanese: Débora Karasawa
- Czech: Gabriela Iurinic
One of them will occupy the throne of National Queen of the Immigrant, who will be chosen by a jury selected by the Federation of Colectivity. Also, the newspaper the Territory of the city of Posadas organizes the election of [Virtual Queen of the Immigrant], in where everybody have the possibility of choosing by one of the candidates; the results will occur to know Thursday next to the election of National Queen at night, 1° and 2° princess, miss typical clothe and miss friendship.
Links
- www.fiestadelinmigrante.com.ar (Official Page of the Celebration)
- Election Virtual Queen of the Immigrant to vote by one of the candidates.