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In 1706 the Greek
Orthodox Church opened the first school in Ramallah. There are 20
schools run by the
government, private sector and UNRWA.
There are three colleges
in Ramallah and the Birzeit University. In this hilly region we can
visit the National Music
Conservatory and the Sakakini Cultural Center. Ramallah has been
always the focus of the
main cultural and folkloric Palestinian activities.
Since the early sixties,
folkloric festivals were held in Ramallah every summer to celebrate
Palestinian heritage and
folklore and to increase the awareness of Palestinians to their
identity and land and
due to the Israeli occupation in 1967, these activities came to a
halt.
In 1996, the Ramallah
Governorate in coordination with the Ramallah Municipality,
ministries and local
institutions jointly coordinated and hosted the fifth Ramallah
Folkloric
Festival. A number of
International and Arab folkloric groups performed in front of
thousands of anxious
crowd and the event marked the successful revival of the longed for
Ramallah Festival.
The Governorate of
Ramallah, the Ramallah Municipality, and the First Ramallah Group
(youth club) coordinated
this year and the sixth annual Ramallah Festival was held in
August.
The Festival included
various activities including Movies, theatre shows, folkloric
dances, a
book fair as well as
cultural workshops and sessions.
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