Copenhagen, Apr 2
Over 70,000 school children took part in the festival arranged to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the birth of the world-renotined Andersen, whose fairy been translated—into almost every language in the world Inrge procession was formed opened with representations Andersen's best-known fairy-tale characters, After winding its way through Ube flag-bedecked streets, the procession terminated at the City-Hall square where the Mayor delivered his address to the ci ren. The ceremony closed with the children singing the national anthem. For the adults various Indoor meetings. which were attend. ed by huge crowds of people, were arranged to celebrate the event.—Trans-Ocean Kuo Min,
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