The Mazayin Dhafra Camel Festival 2008 will take place in Abu Dhabi’s Western Province 2-5 April. It is part of efforts to promote local culture and folklore.
The festival will take place in Zayed City under the sponsorship of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. During the festival there will be a ‘camel beauty contest’, musical performances, sporting events, and displays of Emirati handicrafts.
The event will attract a large number of participants for other Gulf States (mostly from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait). Abu Dhabi hopes to make the festival into a large annual event as a way to preserve the role of the camel as an important part of Arab heritage.
The festival will have special shows for ‘Asayel’ (pedigree) and ‘Majahim’ (dark-colored) camels. Participating camels will be judged based on age groups. Breeders/owners can show more than one camel.
Similar Camel Festivals take place throughout the Arab world. Well known ones include the fairs at Goulimine, Morocco and Douz, in southern Tunisia. Most of the Gulf States hold major camel races as well.
The festival will take place in Zayed City under the sponsorship of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. During the festival there will be a ‘camel beauty contest’, musical performances, sporting events, and displays of Emirati handicrafts.
The event will attract a large number of participants for other Gulf States (mostly from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait). Abu Dhabi hopes to make the festival into a large annual event as a way to preserve the role of the camel as an important part of Arab heritage.
The festival will have special shows for ‘Asayel’ (pedigree) and ‘Majahim’ (dark-colored) camels. Participating camels will be judged based on age groups. Breeders/owners can show more than one camel.
Similar Camel Festivals take place throughout the Arab world. Well known ones include the fairs at Goulimine, Morocco and Douz, in southern Tunisia. Most of the Gulf States hold major camel races as well.
