{"id":22191,"date":"2015-12-30T00:55:11","date_gmt":"2015-12-30T00:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/sales-increase-as-aspects-of-rwandan-culture-are\/"},"modified":"2015-12-30T00:58:54","modified_gmt":"2015-12-30T00:58:54","slug":"sales-increase-as-aspects-of-rwandan-culture-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/sales-increase-as-aspects-of-rwandan-culture-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Sales increase as aspects of Rwandan culture are showcased at Christmas Village Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>{Tourists, local farmers and sellers gathered to Christmas Village Market at Red Rocks this year&#8217;s edition of the Christmas Village Market ended in earnest at the Red Rocks Campsite in Nyakinama village, Musanze district \u2013 with more than 200 people getting involved.<br \/>\n}<\/p>\n<p>The event debuted in 2013. This year\u2019s edition opened on November 28 and closed on December 24. It has become a meeting place for Musanze locals and foreign tourists who converge at the Red Rocks Campsite for a lively celebration of Rwandan culture\/music, environmental conservation and sustainable community tourism.<\/p>\n<p>The annual event also acts as a market for homemade handcrafts that aim to expose the cultural pillars of Rwandan society. At the same occasion it gives a chance to foreigners to understand the daily life of Rwandans with the complicity of locals. <\/p>\n<p>Greg Bakunzi, Managing Director of Amahoro Tours, the travel company that organises the Christmas Village Market, explains why the month-long event is becoming so popular.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Throughout the four weeks, daily activities make Red Rocks the ultimate family destination. Every single evening features musical performances by cultural troupes till late in the night. It&#8217;s basically a perfect place to gather with family and friends to shop, meet new people, and also have some fun along the way,&#8221; he says.<\/p>\n<p>37 members of several cooperatives participated in the event\u2019s part dubbed \u201cfarmers markets&#8221; with outdoor stalls and vendors selling a variety of merchandise such local food, cakes, decorations, handicrafts, ornaments, gifts, etc. Each of those members gained an average amount of 100 000 Rwandan francs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis place aims at showcasing that models of sustained development of rural community are the right way to empower them via those farmers\/handcrafts markets which can be duplicated countrywide to eradicate poverty in rural areas\u201d Added Mr. Bakunzi.<\/p>\n<p>Activities within this year&#8217;s event , included showcasing various aspects of Rwandan culture: local food, art and crafts, traditional dances, story-telling and live painting\/music performances, to mention but a few.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-10168 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/index-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-10169 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/sales.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-10170 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/tourists.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{Tourists, local farmers and sellers gathered to Christmas Village Market at Red Rocks this year&#8217;s edition of the Christmas Village Market ended in earnest at the Red Rocks Campsite in Nyakinama village, Musanze district \u2013 with more than 200 people getting involved. } The event debuted in 2013. 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