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Tribune News Network
Doha
THE Cultural Village Foundation (Katara) successfully concluded the sixth edition of Halal Qatar Festival, recording a massive number of visitors on Saturday.
The festival displayed methods that aid in breeding and raising sheep and showcased numerous traditional events along with educational and recreational activities.
Halal Qatar is an annual opportunity for the visitors to view the Qatari heritage and relive their simple lives in the dunes, at Al-Mazain beauty contest, Al-Mazad auction and sheep barns presentation.
The festival received a number of ambassadors to Qatar, including envoys of India, Romania, Oman, Kuwait, Portugal, Peru, Canada, Japan, Eritrea and Morocco, who were welcomed by Katara's General Manager Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim al Sulaiti as they were given an informative tour of the festivals' activities.
Following the tour, the diplomats expressed their appreciation of Katara's spectacular organisation of Halal Qatar Festival as it conveys a vibrant image of the authentic traditions drawn from within the deserts of Qatar.
The festival featured stalls displaying heritage-related handicrafts made from sheep wool and goats fur. It also received more than 2,000 independent and international school students as part of the school visits.
The students enjoyed the hands-on-experience of the authentic Qatari traditions as numerous educational and traditional activities were presented at the festival, including art workshops, informative brochures about local livestock, colouring books and traditional shows presenting a glimpse of the countryside.
The 6th edition of the festival involved presentation of more prizes such as the distribution of 27 Toyota cars to winners of the different competitions. Other highlights of Halal Qatar Festival awards include the Shepherd's crook, which is considered to be of great value for the shepherd.
Katara will continue to host similar events with the aim to preserve culture, traditions and the rich Qatari heritage.
