The International Tolerance Day was held a "Rheinau Park" in Bonn on 2 September 2006. The event is being organised every year by the Mayor of Bonn to mark the international tolerance. Sri Lanka Consulate in Bonn participated in the International Tolerance Day this year too enthusiastically.

In the year 1995, United Nations declared its 50th anniversary as "International Year for Tolerance". This declaration was made in view of the rising extremism, racism, discrimination and intolerance. A world-wide campaign for tolerance, non-violence, cultural pluralism, was thus launched by the then UN Secretary General.

Tolerance Day is an opportunity to assess the progress that has been made throughout the year in the sphere of tolerance and what could be done in furtherance of the cause of tolerance and also to create an awareness about the importance of tolerance among different nations, cultures, linguistic groups around the world.

The stall put-up by the Sri Lanka Consulate attracted a large number of people. About 5000 people visited the Sri Lankan stall. This included Germans, as well as the other nationals and also Germans of Sri Lankan origin living in Germany.

Sri Lankan stall was decorated colourfully in different shades, shape and size of Sri Lankan flags and with colourful posters of places of tourist attractions in Sri Lanka and other items of Sri Lankan touch. Tourist literature, maps and some books on Buddhist philosophy and way of life were displayed and distributed among the visitors.

Rice, traditional Sri Lankan dishes, short-eats such as wade, sherbert were selling like hot cake. Freshly brewed Sri Lankan tea was made available by way of tea promotion.