Visitors can plant date palms at Abu Dhabi festival

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The Emirates International Date Palm Festival (EIDPF) yesterday announced the programme for the six-day event, which will include an entertainment line-up featuring arts, culture and traditional activities.

Held under the patronage of Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE, Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority, the festival will take place from November 21 to 26 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (Adnec) in the capital.

The festival will have three new features this year. The first is date planting, which will provide visitors with an opportunity to plant their own tree and have their name on it during the festival.

After the festival concludes, the trees will be moved to a public location in Abu Dhabi, contributing to beautifying its landscape.

Another new attraction, a "CookingArea" will be added to the festival. Renowned celebrity chefs will demonstrate to visitors how the flavours of the date can be captured in both modern and traditional recipes.

A display of the lifestyles and traditions of Emiratis before the discovery of oil will be in the Heritage Village. This new feature will explore many traditional and cultural activities such as dancing, reciting poetry recital, handicraft displays and much more. Mohammad Jalal Al Reyaysa, Chairman of the Higher Organising Committee for the Emirates International Date Palm Festival , said: "We expect this year's festival to get huge interest from exhibitors, professionals and visitors alike."

Returning this year is the Date Palm Theatre, one of last year's biggest hits. It will provide a stage for students to showcase their talents to audiences through plays, traditional performances and competitions in the morning and afternoon.

The Kids' Zone will enable children to participate in activities and competitions, learn about the date fruit and other foods, have their pictures taken at the novelty camel board, and come away with a goody bag, among other activities. – Gulf News

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