The Emirates Heritage Club is participating in the activities of the 16th edition of the Liwa Date Festival, which is held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, and organized by the Cultural and Heritage Festivals Programs and Programs Committee – Abu Dhabi, from July 16-24 Saeed bin Ali Al Mannai, Director of Activities Department, noted that the Emirates Heritage Club is one of the oldest institutions and bodies that regularly participate in various heritage festivals, and said that the club has a remarkable presence and a distinctive imprint that appears in its annual participation in the Liwa Date Festival, where it represents a pavilion The club is a point of gravity that attracts visitors to learn about the country’s heritage.
Al-Mannai explained that among the various craft workshops of the club’s pavilion comes the Sef Al-Khoos workshop, which reflects the optimal use of palm derivatives from wicker and transforming them into masterpieces and daily tools used by parents and grandparents. Generosity and authentic Emirati hospitality.
Fatima Al-Mansoori, Director of the Zayed Center for Studies and Research affiliated with the club, indicated that participation in the festival confirms the permanent presence of the Emirates Heritage Club in heritage events and events in the country, noting the distinction of the club’s participation in the previous sessions of the Liwa Date Festival, as it provided a context of knowledge of Emirati heritage. It was of interest to festival visitors.
Al Mansouri indicated that the pavilion will include an exhibition of the Emirates Heritage Club’s books, focusing on publications that talk about palms and dates, including “Atlas of date palm varieties in the United Arab Emirates” written by Hossam Ghalib (6 parts), and the book “Date palm as science, culture and heritage.” » Written by Dr. Karim Muhammad Farag, and publications covering several aspects of the heritage and history of the state and collections of Nabati poetry.
She noted the organization of two lectures within the cultural program accompanying the participation of the club’s pavilion in the festival, the first entitled “Popular songs associated with the heritage of palm trees” and presented by All Al-Dhanhani on July 18 at 6:00 pm, and the second lecture entitled “Date palms in the writings of travelers” presented by Dr. Ali Afifi And he will be interviewed by Imad Saad, head of the Abu Dhabi Environment Network, on July 20 at 11:00 am.
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