Date sales at Liwa Festival reach Dh250,000 per day

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Obaid Khalfan Al Mazrouei, Member of the Higher Organising Committee and Director of Liwa Date Festival 2011, revealed high average sales of ripe date and handmade products in the festival, with daily average sale reaching AED 250.000, a figure that reflected the keen interest shown by tourists and visitors to buy Liwa and UAE ripe dates and handmade products.

The Festival is being organised by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) under the generous patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs.

'What distinguishes the festival this year, according to Mr. Al Mazrouei, was the growing interest shown by visitors to get the information about the products showcased in the traditional market such as usage and benefits,' he said. He added that the festival's visitors admired the multi-use of the palm tree and its parts and fruits, which are used as food, drink and tools for daily use among other uses. He added that entries for Al Farth category will be submitted yesterday and entries will be evaluated in Best Heritage Show competition before the final results will be announced in the next day.

Entries in Best Heritage Show this year feature a unique diversity, showcasing the most prominent features of the traditional residence for Abu Dhabi and Al Ain people and the traditional residence of Liwa people, in addition to fishing tools and heritage tools for the daily use that were showcased through a unique museum designed by Mr. Ahmed Hamad Al Mazrouei in the form of an old residence. The competition aimed at reflecting the UAE traditions and customs and showcasing highlights of the old local environment with 16 participants in the competition this year.

The museum exhibited a number of ancient items, the oldest of which is more than 100 year old, including samples of clothing and women jewellery, heritage weapons as well as keys and locks and the daily use tools such as pots, jugs, bottles, jars and spoons. The museum, also, displayed farming tools such as plow. It displays also old doors and jars.

Ms Ghabesha Saeed is participating in an entry called 'Heritage Tent' that reflects the traditional residence of Abu Dhabi and Al Ain people. This tent showcases the tools which were used for daily life, such as the cooking pots, ripe date trays, pans for preservation of fish. It showcases also a bread oven, water jars and tools made from palms.

Ms Salma Hamad Al Mazrouei participates with "The First Residence", in which she displays the traditional residence of Liwa which is called "Al Arish". It contains a number of special boxes that keep tools, clothes, fruits with a group of hunting tools and handmade products made from palm in addition to pitchers and heritage clothes for men and women. - Emirates News Agency, WAM

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