Riyadh, MINA — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman will open the 33rd National Festival for Heritage and Culture (Janadriyah – 33) on Thursday. Saudi Gazette reported.
This was announced by Prince Khalid Bin Abdulaziz Bin Ayyaf, Minister of the National Guard and president of the Supreme Committee of the festival, at a press conference here on Sunday.
As part of the three-week-long festival, the grand annual camel race will begin on Thursday morning.
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Several distinguished guests will be present at the colorful opening ceremony.
The Janadriyah operetta, titled “Exemplify, O Nation,” will be a major highlight of the opening day of the festival.
King Salman will receive guests of the festival next Sunday and will attend the Ardah traditional sword dance at a grand ceremony at the Sports Indoor Stadium next Tuesday.
Indonesia, the most populous Muslim nation, will be the guest of honor country for this year’s festival.
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Alwi Shihab, Indonesian President’s special envoy to the Middle East, thanked King Salman for choosing Indonesia to be the guest of honor for this year’s festival. (T/RS5/RS1)
Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA
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