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Boil down to Al Dhafra Festival in the mild dunes of Madinat Zayed - in the Western Region of Abu Dhabi Emirate - as well as you will certainly learn just what camels indicate to the men of the desert. You will certainly see just how deep the Emiratis as well as Gulf Arabs' love for falcons, salukis and equines go. You will certainly be difficult pressed not to go to an "azba" (an animal camp), set up by countless festival participants from across the Gulf, where you will be encouraged to take some pictures, taste some fresh camel milk and, in true Arab hospitality style, delight in some Arabic coffee.

Boil down to Al Dhafra Festival this December and you will also experience workshops, programs as well as competitors of different art kinds!

Like in its previous years, this ninth edition of Al Dhafra Festival, occurring from 10th to 30th December, has actually taken centuries old Emirati custom-mades and also traditions to all imagination levels. The Festival's organisers, the Cultural Programmes as well as Heritage Festivals Committee - Abu Dhabi (CPHFC) has actually assembled a full packed program of fine art, photography, food preparation and heritage know-how workshops and competitors.

Conventional inventions competitors, cook-offs between professional cooks choosing conventional items such as camel milk and dates, heritage workshops where site visitors get to interweave their very own palm leaves baskets or attempt their hands at needlework, typical Emirati singing and dance executed by the Abu Dhabi Folklore Group will all happen in the new permanent souq, which will open this December 19 ideal next to the marvelous stand of the camel competitions, and also it will certainly remain opened up all the time.

Almost as old as Al Dhafra Festival itself is the Al Dhafra Photography Competition, which started in 2008 and also this year is back with a little reward.

"Soon after the show we will certainly release the 2nd book of Al Dhafra Photography Competition, a picture cd with the winning and best runner up entrances from 2013, 2015 and this edition, 2015," stated Abdullah Butti Al Qubaisi, Director of Projects Management at CPHFC.

The first publication was released in 2012, publishing the best images of the competitors, from the time it began in 2008 till 2012.

"We determined to publish the picture cds due to the fact that they are something concrete for everyone to see," included Al Qubaisi.

The competitors is opened to all, amateur or expert digital photographers, that are welcomed to unleash their imagination, the only requirement being that photos should be taken at Al Dhafra Festival 2015.

According to Bader Al Nomani, organiser of the Photography Competition, this image competition is held up of a firm idea in the worth of pictures as living records that document occasions as well as send their reliability with a sensitive innovative touch that includes creative dimensions and magic aesthetic visions to the historic worth.

The competitors is created to accomplish a set of objectives, significantly to enhance the photography movement in the United Arab Emirates, develop greater interaction between the generations, rise environmental understanding, restore interest in heritage according to technological, artistic and also cultural growths, as well as clarified the Bedouin area as well as its patterns of life.

All this comes in sight of the historical value of the rich desert society, which has affected Arab and Western societies alike, prompting a number of early Orientalists, explorers and also travellers to dig deep into the unknown and look for its magic and also gain from its tradition via pictures, which act today as a living witness for generations to come.

Participants in the picture competitors are expected to highlight the everyday events of Al Dhafra Festival 2015 with creative pictures qualified by technical quality and high creative perception; present creative images that portray the appeal of camels and their partnership with people; show the environment of the Festival as well as the beauty of nature in the area.

Due date for entries is January 15.

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