Katara festivities highlight Qatari culture, heritage

The diverse yet culture-centred Qatar National Day (QND) celebrations at Katara – the Cultural Village have been attracting a large number of visitors since its beginning on December 12.

The festivities are highlighting the country’s rich heritage and unity of its people. Traditional performances and various cultural activities at Embrace Doha’s ‘Labaih Ya Amir (Here I am at your service O Emir)’ at the Katara esplanade provided National Day-goers “a taste of authentic Qatari life.”“We are very focused on the Qatari part of the event, meaning when somebody enters this pavilion he can experience pure and 100% Qatari hospitality,” said Abdullah A al-Emadi, public relations manager at Embrace Doha, known as Qatar’s first cultural consultancy firm.The Bedouin House, he noted, offers visitors what he described as “a unique part of Qataris’ lives” in the past.

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