Kuwait’s diplomatic women’s committee celebrates spring festival

Kuwait, The Gulf Observer: The Diplomatic Women’s Committee prepared its activities for the month of March celebrating the Spring Festival, which concluded many other occasions, such as International Women’s Day and Mother’s Day, which is celebrated in Arab countries, and Nowruz, which is celebrated in many countries in Central Asia, Turkey and Iran.

This festival is held every year in one of the vital sites of the State of Kuwait. This year, the Yom Al-Bahhar Heritage village was chosen because of its strategic location on the Gulf as it is considered one of the important cultural and heritage sites. Many African, Asian and Central Asian countries participated in this festival such as Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Tanzania, Sudan and the Kingdom of Eswatini.

The countries of Central Asia also presented the various traditional and classic cuisines that are special for the festivals. Some folklore costumes were also displayed. The audience enjoyed music and folk songs and visited the Ministry of Information’s museum located at Yom Al-Bahhar Heritage village.

The members of the committee welcomed the ambassadors, spouses of the ambassadors and diplomats accredited to the State of Kuwait at the Diwan of Yom Al-Bahhar, where the advisor of the committee presented an overview of the history and the importance of this strategic site in the past, as travelers, divers and trade exchange trips start from this location. In conclusion, Ms. Narges Al-Shatti praised DWC board members specially the media and public relations officer Fauzia Abdul Basit for her great efforts and the participants who contributed to make the activities and programs of the committee a great success.