The second Intergenerational Fun Day was held in Luís de Camões Garden yesterday, aiming to promote intergenerational harmony and community care, according to an opening statement by the Association of the Friends of Pátio do Espinho Macau (APEM).
The event was co-hosted by the Association of the Friends of Sam Pa Mun Macau.
This time, the event was themed “Intergenerational Harmony, Family Fun and Community Care”, featuring stage performances, game booths, workshops, and an interactive experience zone. The event also showcased “Dim Dim” and “Tim Tim”, the mascots designed by Nicole dos Santos Pedro. She is a local tertiary student majoring in design.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the event, APEM Vice President Apple Lai (黎惠儀) said the fun day also offered free haircuts, with a particular focus on assisting the elderly. She added that the initiative aimed to cultivate a community-minded spirit among the younger generation, and expressed hope that similar events would be organised in the future to bring residents closer together.
APEM member Tina Santos told the Post that her family and their neighbours have lived in Pátio do Espinho for five generations. She said that experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic had made the community realise the vital importance of solidarity, which ultimately inspired them to establish the association. Her main hope, she said, is to unite the community in caring for the elderly and vulnerable.
Santos noted that this year’s Fun Day featured new booths designed to give youngsters a platform to showcase their talents, cultural and creative products.
Chi Lam Vai (茨林圍, aka Chi Lam Chuen – 茨林村) known in Portuguese as “Pátio do Espinho”, is a 400-year-old, formerly walled village that lies just a street away from the UNESCO World Heritage-protected Na Tcha Temple, one of Macau’s two temples dedicated to the divinity known in Putonghua as Nezha. It is also close to the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Ruins of St Paul’s.
Nicole dos Santos Pedro (second from right), designer of the event’s “Dim Dim” and “Tim Tim” mascots, poses with friends at the event booth.
“Dim Dim”, one of the two mascots of the “Intergenerational Fun Day” hosted by the Association of the Friends of Pátio do Espinho Macau (APEM), poses with eventgoers yesterday in Luís de Camões Garden. – Photos courtesy of APEM
