Janadriyah is an annual cultural heritage festival celebrating the regions, history, arts, and culture of Saudi Arabia. It is held in an area on the outskirts of Riyadh for a period of several weeks during the winter months, with many permanent structures and buildings just for the festival. I've been able to attend the festival twice and I hope I can again in the future.
I love photos like the top one that shows how friendly and happy Saudi women are. I think many people have the wrong idea about what Saudi women are really like. I find them to be warm and kind, welcoming and gracious, intelligent and motivated, creative and talented. I could actually go on and on, as more words keep coming to me to describe them, but you get the idea.
The gold coin face veil I am holding up in the bottom photo is worn for special occasions, like festivals or weddings. And it jingles!
Thanks to my firend and fellow blogger Laura/Blue Abaya for taking the photos in this post.
If you are interested in seeing a slideshow of lovely scenes from the Janadriyah Festival, just click on the box below.
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2 comments:
These are terrific shots.
What a fantastic series of shots, so nice to see you there Susie, yourself and the ladies look like you are having fun ✨
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