Students observing the tradition Dhow making tradition at the ongoing seventh Katara Traditional Dhow Festival at Katara Beach, yesterday.
More than 2,000 students from 37 private and governmental educational institutes have visited the ongoing seventh Katara Traditional Dhow Festival which opened on Tuesday at Katara Beach, organisers said yesterday.
The school trips are part of the festival programme which included visits to the Sheikh Faisal Museum and the different pavilions that are organised by the participating countries including Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Iraq, Turkey, India, Greece, and Zanzibar.
The children also visited the handicrafts market that offer fishing and pearl diving items. In addition, they were enthralled to sea voyages at Katara’s Bandar, as they acknowledged the names of the traditional Dhows and sailing vessels, making the visits educational and entertaining trip for students.
Other sideline activities are workshops on dhow scene on a wooden board, clay, puzzle, printmaking, coloring, dhow sculpting and acrylic painting in addition to workshops offered by the Olympic and Sports Museum.
The participating countries also presented kiosks displaying the most famous seafood dish found in their countries. A theatrical play, titled ‘Abshero bl Ezz’ has also attracted many Katara’s visitors nightly at 7.30pm.
Directed by the artist, Nasser Abdulla Abdulrida, the plays is composed of an elite cast of Qatari artists, including Rashid Al Shaib, Hamad Al Hashemi, Abdullah Al Bakri and Mohammed Adel.
