Representatives of eleven religions, among the most famous as Islam, Judaism, Catholic religion and Buddism, met in Milan Expo 2015 to talk and discuss about nutrition and food production.
The event was held on September 1 at 12:00 at the stage of the Expo Centre and had two key moments. First, food blessings by each representative in according to own beliefs and traditions. Second, signing of the Charter of Milan which lists the rights and obligations that anyone can subscribe to find a way to solve the problem of food and malnutrition.
Food sharing for dialogue and tolerance: the event was organized by Simone Molteni, managing editor of the cultural magazine of Expo Milano 2015 and scientific director of LifeGate, to promote solidarity, peace and tolerance among people, besides dialogue between religions. The event has been proposed just now, in a historical period that lives large conflicts of integration, also caused by the migration of people fleeing from wars.
The blessed food was offered by all participating countries and made available to all visitors. In addition to religious blessings, it was also expected the recitation of a lay prayer approved by the pavilion of civil society, the Cascina Triulza, and Lab Expo - Feltrinelli Foundation, that was recited by some children. The main theme of this prayer is the same of Milan Expo: feeding of the planet.
Written originally from: lifegate.it
Photo by: alimentarmente.it