The cultures of numerous countries were showcased again by international and Hungarian students at the BTK Culture Fest organized by the Faculty of Humanities.

On November 6, the Faculty of Humanities hosted the ELTE BTK Culture Fest: Kaleidoscope of Cultures. The second such event in a row, having been launched in the last spring semester with the intention of becoming a tradition, was once again organized with the cooperation of ELTE BTK Department of International Affairs, the Faculty Student Union (HÖK), the Faculty Erasmus Student Network (ESN), and the International Student Advisory Committee (ISAC).

This time, the magnificent Faculty Council Hall was chosen as the venue, where Orsolya Réthelyi, Vice Dean for International Affairs at the Faculty of Humanities gave a warm welcome speech, accompanied by the main organizers of the event, Lilla Gilián and Veronika Vida.

ELTE students from countries such as China, Egypt, Georgia, India, and the Netherlands presented their countries' cultures, cuisines, and clothing customs. Representatives from Russia, Senegal, Ukraine, and Vietnam were also present with their own colourful exhibition tables. In addition to students from various countries, the Confucius Institute, HÖK, ESN, and ISAC were also represented with their own displays.

To complement the exhibitions, the festival's vibrant performances added colour and substance to the program. The SEAS Singers, the teacher choir of the School of English and American Studies performed classical and modern pieces on stage, followed by NEDERzang, the choir of the Department of Netherlandic Studies. Next, the talented students of the Liszt Academy, Soma Suhai and Ágoston Szendi, ELTE Alumni students entertained the audience with their brilliant guitar performances.

After the Hungarian performers, our Chinese students took to the stage: first, Zhou Menglan, Zhang Peng, Fu Anran and Liu Yichen, students of the Institute of Arts Communication and Music, enchanted the audience with Chinese folk songs with piano accompaniment, followed by Hang Zhigao playing the extremely unique Chinese bamboo flute. Liu Yonghan, a student at the Institute for the Theory of Art and Media Studies, introduced the audience to the traditional Chinese string instrument (GuZheng).

After China, the audience was transported to South America with Vanessa Gabriela Cabrera Cárdenas' captivating folk dance from Ecuador, then back to the Far East with Akash Mishra and Aparna Jha's energetic Indian dance routine. The highly successful performance by the ELTE Folk Dance Ensemble fitted in well with the series of folk dances on stage.

AThe varied program of stage acts concluded with an impressive performance by the choir of the Department of Russian Language and Literature, who made the finale quite interactive with a Russian folk-dance number followed by one involving the participation of the more courageous members of the audience.

The performers were presented with small tokens of appreciation by the organizers, and after the building closed, the