The Cultural Village Foundation-Katara is gearing up to host the Katara Ramadan Festival, which will offer an amazing array of activities and events under the theme ‘hospitality in various Muslim nations’.
Katara Ramadan Festival 2017 focuses on 12 Arab and Islamic countries, showcasing their traditions and customs specific to the holy month of Ramadan, as announced during a press conference at Katara’s amphitheater yesterday.
Katara General Manager Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, said, “Stemming from Katara’s keenness to build communication bridges between people from all walks of life and to spread religious spirit amongst the community, organisers of the festival have made provisions for 31 events, all of them connected or related to the Ramadan theme. These events include seminars, Islamic lectures, exhibitions, traditional games, beach sports and children games. Islamic lectures and seminars are organized in cooperation with RAF foundation, Qatar Charity, and the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs.”
Another event that is being held due to popular demand is the Holy Quran memorisation competition aimed to encourage and promote spirituality and strengthen the religious values amongst children. As in the previous year, Katara’s mosque will host Tarawih prayer followed by Islamic gatherings and lessons each day. Katara’s beachfront will come alive with beach volleyball and football matches scheduled to take place in the evenings. A new addition to the festival will be traditional games, which are divided into two categories; brain-teasers and fun games. Registration for these traditional games competitions started on Monday.
Besides the games, cultural and fine art tents will be set up at Katara’s Southern area, and will include several rich cultural lectures presented by a-number-of prominent Qatari intellectuals and various workshops.
Katara’s visitors are guaranteed a traditional Ramadan-like ambiance, as the Iftar Cannon will be installed at Katara’s southern area and fired daily at Maghrib prayer. In addition, two characters, the Mesaharati and the story teller, will be roaming around Katara’s premises to entertain the public. Moreover, Katara will bring back the popular treasure hunt contest, which will be conducted at Katara’s premises and Meerat Ramadan.
The ongoing Meerat Ramadan market, being held at Katara’s southern area, offers provisions from renowned food and beverage suppliers Qatar. The produce and food items on offer are priced in a way that enables Katara’s visitors to meet their grocery requirements at a low cost, during the month of Ramadan.
