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Heritage Festival 2014
In her Thuraya she dances, She dances..For her hand, her cousin chances He chances..
بثرياها، تردح بثرياها تمناها. عمها ولد نمناها
Heritage Festival 2014
For the 22nd Annual Heritage Festival, the MInistry of Culture features Bahraini clothing and the techniques, tools and craftsmen involved in an edition entitled, Weaving Colors. Launched in 1993, the Annual Heritage Festival is a celebration of local culture and traditions, experienced through the island’s rich oral history, music, food, and close contact with the artisans whose contributions continue to shape Bahrain’s national identity. This year’s commemoration includes a rare display of treasured items from the National Museum’s archives, featuring a combination of historical items of clothing and intricate garments that exhibit the skilled handiwork of Bahrain’s artisans.
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KurarAl Toor EmbroideryTahdeeb Al Ghitra / Al Tedsees / Tailoring GarmentsWeavingAl Naqda Green Bar Inc.JJ’s ShopTraditional ChestsProducts of BahrainAl Madrisa EmbroideryBasket WeavingYashmak Dyeing FabricPalm Tree PapersFatima’s TextilesIllustrationsCocoonNYPS Jollz by D&N Labous
SaffronHeritage CornerBossy KitchenNaseef Dar Al Zain Bu Khalaf CafeRangeenaUm Subah
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Heritage Festival | Fashion Show
Fashion ShowFashion takes center stage at the 22nd Annual Heritage Festival. With over 25 different costumes from the National Museum, popular local designers Abdulqader Ahmad Alzeri and Saleh Alzeri, in addition to donated pieces from exclusive private collections, Weaving Colors is a showcase of Bahrain’s best traditional wear.
Weaving HistoryThe Bahrain National Museum offers guests a glimpse into Bahrain’s past during the 22nd Annual Heritage Festival with a rare display of treasured items from the museum’s collection, highlighting the richness of the local heritage.
This exhibition includes selected pieces from the museum’s extensive archives on traditional-wear, belonging mainly to members of Bahrain’s royal family. The strength of historic trade relations with India, East Asia, and the larger MENA region is also reflected through the fabrics used to make these ornate items of clothing.
Many of these items were acquired through the generous donations of individuals, families and private collectors.
Heritage Festival | Weaving History
Heritage Festival | Gallery
GalleryA photographic installation of traditional Bahraini clothing ‘dressed’ around the existing columns of the National museum. By exploring the triangular structures of a modern space and the shapes of these traditional costumes, the installation places these costumes, usually reserved for more private occasions, in a public setting. Using modern architecture as a means to display the geometric forms within traditional Bahraini dress, the exhibition aims to celebrate Bahraini heritage and it’s progressive vision.
Installation artists:Melchior de Tinguy, Mahdi Aseeri, Mai Al Moataz, Waleed Abbas and Eman Ali.
Participating photographers:Isa Ashour, Abdullah Faqihi, Budoor Al Shamlan, Kawthar BuMatea, Khaled Almoayed, Khalifa Shaheen, Muneera AlKhalifa, Saeed, Abdullah, Safa Ahmed, Tosin Arowojolu and Wafa Fareed.
Isa Ashour©
Craftsmen Stalls
Al NaqdaIn the past, women apparels embroidered with real silver thread using a special needle are known as “Naqda”. Nowadays the ladies that still practice this talent work on more modern products of Naqda on items such as book marks, tissue boxes, napkins, and gifts bags among other things.
Date: 3-9 AprilTime: 4:00-9:00 pmLocation: Stall 5
Heritage Festival | Craftsmen
Date: 3-9 AprilTime: 4:00-9:00pmLocation: Stall 1
Kurar Embroidery
Kurar embroidery produces beautiful ribbons of gold zeri, silver zeri and briesam which are made by hand and used to decorate clothing. It is the result of a group effort in which the width of the final product depends on the number of women involved in the process. The Qataba sits opposite her partners, who assume the role of the Doakhil, holding and weaving several strands at a time while the Qataba guides the process and attaches the ribbon as it forms directly onto garments. While the popular korar zeri makes an appearance in many different styles of thoub, the breisam version is reserved exclusively for men’s clothing.
WeavingWorking on looms in Bani Jamra and Jasra, Bahrain’s fabric weavers inherit the trade from father to son, producing lengths of cloth to turn to irdeh, a black abbaya with lines of red and gold worn by women from rural areas, or the well known wezar, worn around the waist by men. Today, the craftsmen produce a multitude of items. In addition to traditional wear, scarves in varying colors are available for customization. While weaving, the craftsmen uses both his
Date: 3-9 AprilTime: 4:00-9:00pmLocation: Stall 4
hands and legs and distributing and overlapping the threads into each other in a systematic and coordinated manner.
Women purchased natural dyes, herbs, and material from the local apothecary, peddlers and the cloth souk. Cotton, wool and silk were sold by the diraa hand measurement. Most materials were named after their design or the type of material or the country of origin. They were then dyed at home with herbs and mixtures including indigo, kart, crimson (qurmuz), yaft, faufal, henna leaves, and even rusty nails.
Pomegranate peels were steeped in boiling water to release the natural dye. After the mixture cooled, the fabric was immersed in a container for dye to take. The length of time the fabric remains in the mixture determines the strength of color. The fabric is then left to dry in a shaded area. The dying process is repeated if a darker share is desired and the color set with salt or shabba, a natural alum.
Since reuse was prevalent, old daffas were also immersed in a mixture of water, dates, and rusty nails for several days to restore shine and luster. This concoction is known as alnidwa .
Dying Fabric
Date: 3-9 AprilTime: 4:00-9:00 pmLocation: Stall 12
Heritage Festival | Craftsmen
Madresa is Arabic for School, and it is an embroidery technique that uses broad cotton threads into making geometric and botanical drawings onto cushions and pillows, bed sheets and sometimes children’s clothing.
Al Madrisa Embriodery
Date: 3-9 AprilTime: 4:00-9:00 pmLocation: Stall 9
While there are many styles of thoub worn by women, the silhouette remains the same. Tailors today section the traditional thoub in the same manner. The main parts of the thoub are made up of the body (bidan), large square sleeves (chem), triangular shaped pieces (ibat) often in a contrasting tone, and the rectangular idkhala section ties the top part to the tinfayeh bottom part.
The process of repurposing zeri and transferring it onto a new garment is known as tedsees. With the skilled handiwork of specialized artisans, zeri from worn out garments is carefully removed and attached to new items of clothing. The dexterity of the tedsees specialist is key in maintaining the appearance of the zeri and ensuring that it retains it’s value.
Tailoring Garments
Al Tedsees
Date: 3-9 AprilTime: 4:00-9:00 pmLocation: S3
Date: 3-9 AprilTime: 4:00-9:00 pmLocation: Stall 3
Toor is a mesh-like fabric with made of woven threads of open texture with evenly spaced micro holes. The Toor Embroidery applies the cross stitch technique by using breisam, threads made of raw silk, for making motifs and patterns to decorate the sleeves and cuffs of female summer dresses, as well as the hems of ghitra, which is the men’s head piece.
Al Toor Embroidery
Date: 3-9 AprilTime: 4:00-9:00 pmLocation: S2
The iconic men’s head-dress, the ghitra, comes decorated with fringe work along the edges. This fringe work, called tahdeeb and done by hand, was executed by female embroiderers who carefully decorated the fringes with small bunches of cotton or silk tied in a knots and cut to form tassels. Styles and finishings included alyasmina, alrazjeyah, and hees.
Tahdeeb Al Ghitra
Date: 3-9 AprilTime: 4:00-9:00 pmLocation: Stall 3
Heritage Festival | Craftsmen
Traditional ChestsStill used as a decorative element in many houses, Sanadeeg Mubayata traditional chests also serve as storage for clothing and personal items. It’s appearance is distinguished by nail heads hammered into various decorative fashions. These chests are made out of real wood and are often used to present the bride with her trousseau. Storing zeri in a dark area when not in use helps maintain its shine and appearance. Today, several traditional chest designs have been reinterpreted and now incorporate a variety of colors.
Date: 3-9 AprilTime: 4:00-9:00 pmLocation: Stall 7
Basket Weaving
Basket weavers utilize palm leaves to make several items available in Bahraini homes including the sofra dining mat, storage baskets,small dishes, hand fans and chicken coops. It is one of the most prominent crafts and is still practiced in several villages throughout the island. Basket weavers today can mainly be found in the villages of Karbabad, Jasra, and Budaiya.
Date: 3-9 AprilTime: 4:00-9:00 pmLocation: Stall 10
Palm Tree Paper
Bahrain’s identity has always been closely tied to palm trees. As a source of food and shelter, the palm tree has always been an indispensable element in the lives of Bahrainis. In an initiative to reinterpret the use of palm leaves, the Mother and Child Welfare Society encourages the Palm Paper Workshop involved in making handmade papers, cards, notebooks and illustrations.
Date: 3-9 AprilTime: 4:00-9:00 pmLocation: Stall 13
Date: 3-9 AprilTime: 4:00-9:00 pmLocation: Stall 15
IllustrationsTarab homes bring together musicians, poets and art lovers who share a passion for folk music. In all the different types of folk music available on the island, the tabl percussion drums reign supreme. Cultural icons are painted onto the iconic drum in a mutual celebration of art and music.
Al SouqGreen Bar Inc. Date: April 3-5
Time: 4:00-9:00 pmLocation: S6
Jollz by D&N
Date: April 3-5Time: 4:00-9:00 pmLocation: S18
Heritage Festival | Al Souq
Specialized in blending a variety of exotic botanical oils. A 100% pure range of treatments made of local cedar, rosewater , henna, lavender and many more creatively infused combinations to moisture and care for the body. “We simply take the most beautiful and natural ingredients and celebrate them.” On the occassion of the Heritage Festival, Green Bar debuts new products.
Introducing collections inspired by the different patterns and colors of the Bahraini culture. Creatively designed garments made to bridge the gap between modern and traditional styles. Jollz by D&N aim to keep the Bahraini heritage alive within their contemporary designs.
Yashmak
Date: April 3-9Time: 4:00-9:00 pmLocation: S11
Traditional-wear, reinterpreted. Established in the 1980‘s, Yashmak specializes in creating contemporary jalabiyas and thobs that feature beautiful embroidery and unique designs, making them a local favorite.
Cocoon Date: April 3-9Time: 4:00-9:00 pmLocation: S16
JJ’s Shop
Date: April 6-9Time: 4:00-9:00 pmLocation: S6
Fatima’s Textiles
Date: April 3-9Time: 4:00-9:00 pmLocation: S14
A Turkish fashion designer based in Bahrain, bringing together Bahrain’s traditions with a Turkish twist. Her designs range from casual jalabeyas and bishts for every day gatherings to formal and dressy ones for special occasions. With Ramadan around the corner, her outfits will surely find a new homes in closets around the island.
A creative touch to home accessories. JJ’s shop use colors and traditional prints on different products. A dash of fun that can be added to gatherings. Sadu, a traditional weaving heritage in the Arabic culture, can also be found in some of the products offered by JJ’s Shop.
The design process begins with selecting the perfect fabric, the foundation of all beautiful traditional dresses and jalabiyas. These contemporary materials are suitable for home decorating as well. A large selection of designs are on offer with different colors, patterns and prints to satisfy all creative needs.
NYPS
Date: April 3-9Time: 4:00-9:00 pmLocation: S17
Products of Bahrain
Labous
Date: April 6-9Time: 4:00-9:00 pmLocation: S18
Heritage Festival | Al Souq
A creative initiative of Albareh Art Gallery; Abcad Art Center and NYPS (Nasser Al Yousif Printing Studio) will be offering intricate limited edition cushions, totes and traditional greeting cards. Each product is handmade with calligraphy prints and decorative imagery, a creative accessory to add to your homes or wardrobes.
Beautiful unique products made by Bahraini hands of Abdulla and Sharifa will perfectly complement your homes. These products reflect the heritage and history of Bahrain, which include treasure boxes, mubkhars, traditional containers and other products wrapped in traditional fabrics by Abdulla, and beautiful paintings of traditional outfits and symbols on ceramic plates by Sharifa.
A boutique that offers modern clothing and accessories that are inspired by Bahrain’s rich culture. Each garment is unique with its own touch of traditional handmade details like the “Al Naqdah, Zari, Kurar and shad.” These details are locally made and creatively chosen to fit the gap between modern and traditional clothing. They also offer a variety of handpicked garments from around the globe.
Date: April 3-9Time: 4:00-9:00 pmLocation: S8
Food StallsBossy KitchenAysha Al Oraifi’s successful home-based business quickly grew into a local favorite with recipes best described in flavors. For the Heritage Festival, Aysha introduces traditional flavors to contemporary cuisine, exploring new combinations created in her kitchen. Date: April 3-9
Time: 4:00-9:00 pmLocation: F3
SaffronA place where time and tradition stand still ,preserving the true essence of Bahraini cuisine. With Saffron, hospitality is key in transporting guests to a different era. Explore the simplicity of traditional dishes bursting with flavor.
Date: April 3-9Time: 4:00-9:00 pmLocation: F1
Heritage Festival | Food Stalls
Date: April 3-5Time: 4:00-9:00 pmLocation: F7
Dar Al ZainSample traditional sweet and savory dishes that bring out the true heritage of Bahrain. Freshly made on a daily basis at Dar Al Zain, everything from breakfast foods to dinner bites are on offer.
Date: April 3-9Time: 4:00-9:00Location: F5
NaseefEstablished in the 1920’s, the family-run Naseef ’s ice cream is one of Bahrain’s best kept secrets. Discover the range of flavors on offer during the Heritage Festival. Don’t miss out on the local favorite: Mango!
Date: April 3-9Time: 4:00-9:00 pmLocation: F4
RangeenaA summer mainstay, rangeena is a traditional dessert made with fresh dates and perfectly complemented by a cup of Arabic coffee. This home-based business now makes rangeena available year-round, putting a twist on a popular dish with a cheesecake option that boosts Rangeena’s profile throughout the region.
Heritage Festival | Food Stalls
Bu Khalaf CafeMuharraq’s most popular meeting point, Bu Khalaf ’s café dates back to the 1930’s when fishermen and divers gathered at the cafe to share their adventures at sea. Bahraini appetizers, Arabic coffee, flavorful teas and great hospitality is what Bu Khalaf has to offer. Date: April 3-9
Time: 4:00-9:00 pmLocation: F6
Heritage Corner
Um Subah
A nostalgic floor seating area for Bahraini women dressed in traditional wear, preparing some of the most delicious classic crowd pleasers including fresh Rgag bread with different fillings, Lgaimat, Khanfaroosh, and more.
Um Subah believes that her kitchen is her workshop where she turns her food into art. She’s known for her modernized rendition of the traditional popular dish, Khabeesa, which she turned into a bite sized delicacy.
Date: April 3-9Time: 4:00-9:00 pmLocation: F2
Date: April 6-9Time: 4:00-9:00 pmLocation: F7
Music & EntertainmentThe 22nd Annual Heritage Festival offers a unique opportunity to experience a variety of musical flavors from the island’s diverse repertoire. Percussive poundings of tabl drums mingle with the rhythmic clapping and raw nahhaam of pearl diving music on some days. Others feature soulful Sut presentations, as well as festive Leiwa, Ardha, Mradah and Samry performances. Rediscover Bahrain’s rich oral history through music.
Heritage Festival | Music & Entertainment
Galali Group
MradahDawwas Leiwa GroupKhalil Jirba Group
Mohamed Bin Faries GroupSami Al Maloud Folk Group
Bin Harban GroupMOE Student Symphony Orchestra
Galali GroupDawwas Leiwa Group
Dar Al-Riffa Al-Sagheera Bin Harban Group
Mohamed Bin FaresGalali Group
Bin Harban GroupSami Al Maloud Folk Group
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Heritage Festival | Music & Entertainment
Heritage Festival | Music & Entertainment
FjiriA musical genre built around the pearling trade, Fjijiri is the pearling crew’s most important-- and most popular-musical contribution. According to folklore, three friends who shared a passion for music met by an old mosque in Ras Abu Subh at nightfall. As they drew closer to the mosque, they heard unfamiliar and supernatural singing, which suddenly stopped as their presence was sensed. Stones were thrown at the group to keep them away, but being a brave bunch, the friends entered the mosque anyway. There they saw demon jinns, half human and half donkey. The group’s leader demanded to know their identities, asking if they were human or jinn. “We are humans,” they responded “but we aren’t here to harm you.” The jinn leader allowed them to stay on one condition: that the three friends would never share the music with anybody. If they broke their promise, they would die. Many years passed since the strange meeting in Ras Abu Subh and the three friends continued to guard the secret, though they never forgot the musical night they shared with the jinn, singing their strange and magical songs. Death eventually claimed two members of the group. The third felt death approaching and so he made a decision to share the jinn songs with those he held dear. He gathered his loved ones and shared the Fjiri music. His death came, but the magical music heard in Ras Abu Subh now lived in the human world.
Experience the enchantment firsthand with revivals by the Galali and Bin Harban Groups.
Leiwa
Mradah
Popular all over the Gulf, Leiwa has it’s roots in African music. Cymbals, tabl, and the surnay combine in a lively performance complete with dancing.
The hopeful chantings of the Mradah are closely connected with Bahrain’s most festive occasions, including Eid and the start of the pearling season. Before embarking on a 4 month diving expedition, the Nukhida would often ask daughters and family members of his ship’s diving crew to perform the Mradah on the deck of his new ship and after the crew’s safe return.
Bahraini Folk Music Types
Sut
Ardha
Jirba
Popularized by renowned musician Mohammed Bin Faris in the 1930’s, this genre is a bluesy blend with a distinctive Bahraini flavor. Oud music brings to life the soulful lyrics of Sut, which often draw from poetic writings.
A festive demonstration, Ardha is the defining feature of a traditional war dance that has achieved ceremonial status, marking celebrations, Eids, weddings, and other events of importance. Accompanied by rezif sword dancing.
One of the few completely instrumental types of music, the Jirba bagpipe is often accompanied by percussions and considered a festive instrument. The instrument’s popularity in Bahrain is shared by some other parts of the Gulf, including Kuwait’s Failaka Islands.
StorytellingStorytelling is a traditional art form that features strongly in all cultures as an effective communication tool to convey messages and educate the youth. In this activity, you can live the rich heritage of Bahrain through the mesmerizing stories of traditional storyteller Um Hassan.
Heritage Festival | Storytelling
Heritage Festival | Children’s Workshop
The art of collage
Puppet making
The storytelling of a folk tale followed by artistic workshop to design a model, inspired by the events of the story, using a variety of fabrics and raw materials
The storytelling of a folk tale followed by artistic workshop to make puppets inspired by the characters in the story, using broadcloth fabrics and a variety of elements
SardLets awaken the tale ... A program that connects storytelling with elements of child›s theatre, that contains visual arts and handcrafts in daily workshops
Date: Saturday 5 April Time: 8:30 to 9:30 pm
Age: 6-15*Registrtion required
Date: Thursday 3 AprilTime: 7:00 to 6:00 pm
Age: 9-15*Registrtion required
Children’s Workshop*For registration:Email: [email protected]: +973 17004809
Traditional costume design
The storytelling of a folk tale followed by artistic workshop to design traditional costumes for a model of the characters in the story, using a variety of fabrics and raw materials
Paint MeCloth Painting
Date: Thursday 3 AprilDate: Saturday 5 AprilTime: 4:30 to 5:30 pm
Age: 10-14*Registrtion required
Date: Thursday 3 April Time: 7:30 to 8:30 pm
Age: 1-7*Registrtion required
Kids finger paint
Date: Monday 7 April Time: 7:30 to 8:30 pm
Age: 6-15*Registrtion required
Children will learn to paint on fabric by tracing their drawings on patterns first, then they will be shown how to iron these patterns onto fabric. This simple technique will be the base for many art projects
Hands and feet are very important in children’s development, they carry their identity and prints, help them explore and experiment, enable them to enjoy life. In this workshop, children will experience incorporate learning activities and art projects in a fun session of colours and creativity.
Heritage Festival | Children’s Workshop
Date: Thursday 3 April Time: 7:30-8:30 pmDate: Saturday 5 April Time: 6:00-7:00 pmDate: Monday 7 April Time: 6:00-7:00 pmDate: Wednesday 9 April Time: 4:30-5:30 pm
Age: 7-12*Registrtion required
Doll Making Workshop
Get creative and commemorate this year’s Heritage Festival with a personalized doll.
Sign up for the interactive workshop that introduces children to Bahraini traditional- wear through the simplest of toys: the doll.
Customize your toy with bishts, jalabeyas, bukhnaqs or thoubs, while connecting to Bahrain’s heritage and learning about the different garments in fun ways.
This one- hour workshop includes doll design and accessories.
Traditional Cartoon Workshop(Drawing & Collage)Thob el NashilDrawing a Cartoon character of a Bahraini woman wearing the traditional Bahraini Thob Alnashil. After drawing we will use pencil colors and collage for the gold embroidery. Each child will have his/her artwork piece framed at the end of the workshop.
Date: Friday, April 4 Time: 6:00-7:00 pm
Age: 6-12*Registrtion required
*For registration:Email: [email protected]: +973 17004809
El Bishit
El Bokhnaq
Drawing a Cartoon character for a Bahraini man wearing the traditional Bahraini clothes “El Bishit”. After drawing we will use pencil colors and collage for the gold embroidery. Each kid will have his/her artwork piece framed at the end of the workshop.
Date: Sunday, April 6 Time: 4:30-5:30 pm
Age: 6-12*Registrtion required
Date: Tuesday, April 8 Time: 6:00-7:00 pm
Age: 6-12*Registrtion required
The Bukhnaq drawing a cartoon character for a Bahraini scarf “El bokhnag”. After drawing we will use pencil colors and collage for the gold embroidery. Each kid will have his/her artwork peice framed at the end of the workshop.
Heritage Festival | Children’s Workshop
CraftzaniaAn event base concept that offers arts and crafts for kids under the supervision of qualified assistances, such as wood and pottery painting / card making/ scrapbooking pages that could be framed and hanged or inserted in a photo album/ and much more.
Traditional Bahraini dressed Babushka Doll painting
Children will paint traditional Arabic Bahraini dresses or men’s thoubs on
Pottery babushka dolls representing our ethnic attire.
Date: Wednesday 2 April Time: 7:30-8:30 pm
Age: 6+*Registrtion required
Traditional Bahraini Fabric painting on money bank
Children will be painting an egg shaped money bank with the traditional colors of Vintage Bahraini fabric.Pottery babushka dolls representing our ethnic attire.
Date: Monday 7 April Time: 4:30-5:30 pm
Age: 12-16*Registrtion required
*For registration:Email: [email protected]: +973 17004809
Painting Bahraini Thoub Nashel on Canvas
Thob Nashel made by collage fabric
Gypsum
Children will use fabric and paint to create traditional Bahraini Thoub Al Nashel on Canves.
Children will create a collage of fabric to Create the Bahraini Thoub Al Nashel
Sign up for the interactive workshop that introduces children to traditional art of gypsum through the various traditional motives using simple tools.
Date: Sunday 6 April Time: 6:00-7:00 pmDate: Tuesday 8 April Time: 4:30-5:30 pm
Age: 6+*Registrtion required
Date: Wednesday 9 April Time: 7:00-6:00 pm
Age: 6+*Registrtion required
Date: Wednesday 9 April Time: 7:00-6:00 pm
Age: 6+*Registrtion required
Fabric Art Collage
Gypsum Engraving & Painting
In this workshop we will learn the art of Fabric Collage by glueing on wood or canvas to create works of art, each participant with his own use of different colors and types of patterned, floral, and dotted fabrics.
Sign up for the interactive workshop that introduces children to traditional art of gypsum through the various traditional motives using simple tools.
Date: April 3 to 5 Time: 7:30-8:30 pm
Age: 15-30*Registrtion required
Date:April 6 to 8Time: 4:30-5:30 pm
*Registrtion required
Heritage Festival | The Workshops
The Workshops*For registration:Email: [email protected]: +973 17004809
Thoub Nashil Silkscreen PrintingSilkscreen printing is one of the many creative printing methods of reproducing a unique design from a typo template on to many different surfaces and textiles. Artist Ahmed Emam from NYPS will host a Thoub Nashil Silkscreen Workshop to explain how to design and prepare the screen plate. The artist will demonstrate the process of print a set of Bahraini Thoub Nashil motifs on fabric for a modern take on traditional design.
Date: April 3 to 5Time 7:30-8:30 pm
Age: 16+*Registrtion required
Explore the different dyeing techniques used in the making of traditional garments. In this interactive workshop, participants learn about the natural dye process used to give fabrics their specific shades. Relying on locally sourced materials, herbs and creative concoctions, craftsmen and women colored their garments this way for many decades.
Dyeing Fabric
Date: April 6 to 8Time: 7:30-8:30 pm
Age: 18-30
Green BarBahrain’s location always placed it at the heart of trade activities. As a result, the island never lacked for spices and herbs. This interactive workshop on spices and fragrances familiarize participants with ingredients found in the Middle East, as well as their uses and benefits. Learn about local incense rituals and discover the medicinal properties associated with herbs and spices. This workshop is preceded by a short lecture.
Date: April 3Time: 7:30-8:30 pm
Age: 18-30*Registrtion required
CalligraphyGet in touch with your artistic side and discover the beauty of Arabic typography during this year’s Heritage Festival. A strong design element in everything from mosques to homes, fabric and jewelry, the distinctive shapes created with Arabic lettering is within your reach. Participants will be working with special calligraphy pens, ink and paper provided by the organizers.
Date: April 4 to 6Time: 6:00-7:00 pm
*Registrtion required
Heritage Festival | The Workshops
*For registration:Email: [email protected]: +973 17004809
Heritage Festival 2014
She wears her Thuraya on tones of emerald..Resembling the mare of Bin Rasheed..
خضر، فيه ثريا البس رشيد. بن عبية يشبه
Heritage Festival 2014
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