2nd International Kite Festival 2006

March 26, 2006

The 2nd Annual International Kite Festival was recently held on March 26th at the
Jay Blanchard Park in East Orlando. This event was sponsored by District 3 Commissioner
Mildred Fernandez to promote multicultural unity. Besides kite demonstrations,
there were performances by various cultural groups and a broad range of informational
displays and booths. The most memorable event of the day was the presentation of
a hand-crafted dragon kite, donated by Chinese American Association of Central
Florida, to Commissioner Fernandez. The dragon kite was specially ordered and custom
made in China. It was over 20 feet long and made up of 50 delicate pieces of Chinese
opera masks. It was a true treasure of Chinese craftmanship. The presentation was
followed by performances from the Chinese School of Orlando. They executed a perfect
choreographed acrobatic and ribbon dance.

How could we talk about the International Kite Festival without mentioning the
excitement of the children when they received their free kite kits. Also, Hawaiian
Kiteworks had professionals demonstrating different techniques of kite fl ying. They flew
a giant Octopus kite which was almost a hundred feet long!! The weather was perfect
for kite fl ying that day and everyone seemed to have a great time!

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