Every year, the Sheikh Zayed Heritage Festival is witnessing further additions that reflect the values ​​of the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan's approach, which he planted in the homeland. The UAE, like the focus on the heritage of the state, Richness and diversity, and its many elements, and its keenness to introduce new generations to their heritage and encourage them to learn.

Thousands of visitors witnessed yesterday the launch of the festival in the Al Wathba area of ​​Abu Dhabi, which is under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE and the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs.

The festival, which started on January 26 and continues until January 26, opens a large area on its land and in its program of activities to promote the values ​​of tolerance, coexistence and acceptance of the state. The main pillars of Sheikh Zayed's policy were inside and outside the UAE.

The world in the UAE

The "Emirates in the UAE" theme created by the festival at its current session embodies the theme of "The Emirates of the Crossroads of Civilizations", featuring 14 cultural landmarks and symbolic buildings from different cultures in the world. They are keen to be present in the region and take pictures of the monuments along with these famous landmarks, and to know them through the detailed information set by the management of the festival in addition to each section and includes all the information about its location, history and symbolism. The area is topped by Burj Khalifa, In the world. It was opened in January 2010. Alongside it, the Al Hosn Palace is the oldest historic building in Abu Dhabi and reflects its history and achievements since the 18th century. The clock tower is the largest clock in the world, the longest in the world with a length of 40 meters, and the crescent is located on the top of the largest clock in the world, with a diameter of 23 meters. The area also includes the pyramids of Giza and the statue of Abulhul, built in Egypt about 25 centuries BC. As well as the Italic Tower of Pisa, St. Basil's Cathedral in the Red Square of Moscow, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Pyramids of Mexico and others.

The Sheikh Zayed Heritage Festival also celebrates the world's civilizations and cultures through the creation of a world heritage hall, which presents a world-class heritage of 30 world literatures in an educational format that allows the public to participate and interact. The festival includes 500 shops offering traditional products from around the world. Dozens of Arab and international countries showcase their heritage of cuisine, interactive live cooking, traditional traditional products and crafts, as well as folkloric performances and songs. The festival has more than 1,500 cultural heritage performances on the theaters of the neighborhoods and pavilions, as well as the huge new stage that was built for major international shows.

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Thousands of visitors arrived on the first day of the opening of the festival on the pavilions and new areas added to the current session and received much of their interest and admiration, especially the area of ​​«Shawad of the Emirates», which aims to introduce the most important features of the old is a witness to the UAE civilization. It is expected that this region will receive great attention by tens of thousands of visitors to the festival, especially schoolchildren, because of the lofty goals that highlight the UAE civilization and human life on this land for thousands of years.

The festival is set to celebrate the 47th National Day of the Union State with a lot of dedicated events that include many of the folklore works of the UAE, Gulf, Arab and international and the huge fireworks that will light the sky of Al Wathba.

Multiple events

The main platform of the festival is witnessing many rehearsals and preparations for the march of the huge tribes, which will be held on the afternoon of 3 December with the participation of a large number of Emirati tribes all over the state.

The Emirates Fountain is an important event for visitors to the festival, which is held every half hour from 6:30 to 9:30 pm every day throughout the festival days, as well as the march of the global civilizations that tour the arena every day from 5:00 pm and participate in dozens of folklore teams from the participating countries.

Al Wathba Custom Show is the second year in a row to satisfy the passion of car enthusiasts, both professionals and visitors, especially young people interested in rebuilding classic cars, many of which are being renewed during the festival.

Tolerance, coexistence and acceptance of the other values ​​have been key pillars of Zayed's policy.

- Thousands of visitors witnessed yesterday the start of the festival in Al Wathba area in Abu Dhabi.