It was a different Hala Feb festival organized in Kuwait to rediscover and explain about old Kuwait traditions to the new generation of Kuwaitis as well as the Expat population. Identify it through the eyes of the children…some of the original photos were with Ritika…which were edited due to Privacy concerns.
wiki: The oud (Arabic: عود ʿūd [ʕuːd]) is a short-neck lute-type, pear-shaped stringed instrument (a chordophone in the Hornbostel-Sachs classification of instruments), usually with 11 strings grouped in 6 courses, but some models have 5 or 7 courses, with 10 or 13 strings respectively.
wiki: Tabla / Darbuka The rik or Tabla set the rhythm of much of Arabic music. The rik player is the rhythm master and single-handedly controls the speed and dynamic of the entire orchestra. The dumbek rhythms are popular rhythms commonly used in Arabic and Middle Eastern music.
“The blessings of food lie in washing hands before and after eating.”
wiki: The word thawb is the standard Arabic word for ‘a garment’. It is traditional clothing style for men. It is sometimes spelled thobe or thaub. It is a tunic, generally long. Other names may be used for this garment. In Iraq, Kuwait, the Levant, and Oman, dishdasha is the most common word for the garment;
wiki: Another large tradition of using the golden eagle can be found in the Arab world, where the eagle is historically a symbol of power in Arabic poetry, and was according to legend the personal emblem of Saladin.
wiki: The importance of plants permeated many levels of Islamic culture. Plants were revered for their healing properties, as seen in the De Materia Medica of Dioscorides. They were also symbolically important in religion for it was a miracle that vegetation could grow and flourish in such dry climates.
wiki: Arabic music or Arab music (Arabic: الموسيقى العربية, romanized: al-mūsīqā al-ʿArabīyah) is the music of the Arab world with all its diverse music styles and genres.
Characteristics: Much Arabic music, is characterized by an emphasis on melody and rhythm, as opposed to harmony. There are some genres of Arabic music that are polyphonic, but typically, Arabic music is homophonic.
wiki: Islamic art covers a range of artistic fields including architecture, calligraphy, painting, glass, ceramics, and textiles, among others. Islamic art is not restricted to religious art, but instead includes all of the art of the rich and varied cultures of Islamic societies.
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