Heritage Fest 2022 Highlights
Oct 29th, 2022 | Category: GLEANER PREMIUM | 4:31#JamaicaGleaner #HeritageFest #Jamaica #Culture #Reggae #Dancehall #AfricanDrums #Mento OCTOBER 29, 2022: The Institute of Jamaica celebrated its annual Heritage Fest on Friday, October 28th at Northern Park, corner of Ocean Boulevard, Downtown, Kingston. This first face-to-face staging of Heritage Fest since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, featured: displays of Jamaica’s traditional folk form which commenced with a thanksgiving worship session led by a Revival Church, two information sessions (˝hr duration each), one focusing on the economic viability and the other dealt with scientific benefits of Jamaica’s herbs and plants, tours of our museum spaces, live entertainment and interactive display booths and exhibitions categorised as 'Bush Meds', 'Nyammings' and 'Mek Ya' to enhance the visitor experience.
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