Katara, the Cultural Village, is all set to launch the second edition of the winter festival “Leshtah” today. A number of public and community entities have come together to organise the five-day festival being held at Katara Esplanade.
The Childhood Cultural Centre, Doha Youth Centre, Qatar Heritage and Identity Centre, Qatar Society of Al Gannas, Al Galayel Championship, Katara Cultural Market and Bin Muftah Medical Centre, in addition to popular clubs and Al Ada’am Team for Harley motorbikes are among the organisers.
The Childhood Culture Centre will provide a miniature village with five small houses for children to view the various activities of local households. Qatar Heritage and Identity Centre will present an interactive theatrical show which talks about winter in Qatar and its particular daily activities.
There will also be a number of workshops on science and scientific skills, to increase children’s scientific knowledge. There will be an agricultural workshop, featuring a house with eight plant nurseries. This will involve the children in the selection of seeds, teaching them about the different types of seeds, as well as agricultural mechanisms and tools. In addition, there will be a workshop on story reading, including accompanying work after reading the story, and a variety of other workshops.
The festival will also offer a number of popular games, played by a group of children on Katara Beach. The festival’s visitors, particularly the children, will learn about popular foods through the “popular kitchen” activity, which will offer a well-known dish from each Arab country.
Children can enjoy making sand sculptures on the beach from 3-5pm each day of the festival, and prizes will be awarded to the five winning sculptures, besides language games, where a group of children will join in to arrange various letters and pictures.
Katara FM will feature a radio contests for the attendees on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 4-5pm. The contests will involve questions about Katara, testing the participants’ knowledge of the foundation, and prizes will be awarded to the winners.
“For Leshtah Festival, we have endeavoured to provide a mix of skill-based and educational activities, bringing together culture and entertainment,” stressed Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim al-Sulaiti, Katara general manager.
The word “Leshtah” is used in Qatari vernacular to denote the winter season, which is received by the people with joy and enthusiasm.
A poster released by Katara ahead of the u201cLeshtahu201d winter festival.
