visakhapatnam decked in colourful attires representing their culture children from around seven countries gathered here on tuesday the country table presentation was a part of the international children festival of art and culture little model earth 2019 that was being held for the first time in the citythe countries which participated in the presentation included besides india singapore south africa brazil georgia nepal and thailand the country table presentation showcased the food and traditions of their respective country the children briefed the guests on the festivals which are celebrated in their country and presented their traditional dance and songsridhima sandilya 9 years and hasini kiran 7 years from singapore said that the most auspicious sign of their country is the merlion which is a mythical creature with a lions head and the body of a fish in singapore angpao are gifts which are presented at social and family gatherings the belief is that the red envelope angpao symbolises good luck and is supposed to ward off evil spirits said hasini to the guests mianal from south africa said biltong and koeksister are the typical foods in south africa while biltong is a form of dried cured meat koeksister is made of fried dough infused with honey