- Arts
- Heritage
- International/Cultural relations
- Media
- Others
- Youth and education
1. To set the stage for cultural communication.
2. Create a suitable environment for the cultural interaction between the visitors of the holy city and the Jerusalemite intellectuals and artists.
3. Introduce the visitors to the main cultural and historical sights of the city.
4. Express the Palestinian folk arts in a modern and artistic way that simulate other cultures
5. Flourishing tourism in its different parts: internal and external
6. Develop the Palestinian folk arts through the opening of new jobs for the local youngsters.
Cultural and artistic events:
Jerusalem…Culture and Civilization program presents range of various cultural and art activities which express the Palestinian folklore and aims to make the audience of the show interact with the folk heritage.
The program will include the following activities:
A movie (A tour of Jerusalem)
Folk crafts bazaar
Folk dance (Dabkeh)
Folk music
Palestinian traditional customs
Palestinian traditional food
Tour of Jerusalem
The movie presents a tour of Jerusalem in which we will try through the scene to provide the historical originality and the religious importance of the holy city. In addition, to introduce the culture of Jerusalem which is not less important than the sanctity and the significance of the place.
Folk Crafts Bazaar:
To introduce the folk crafts which Jerusalem was famous of. The Bazaar expresses the sanctity and the originality of Jerusalem and reflects the creativity and the brilliance of folk artist.
Traditional Dance (Dabkeh):
Dabkeh is one of the most distinctive features of the Palestinian folklore that expresses the culture, dreams and the livelihood of the Palestinians. Dabkeh will be introduced by dancers from “Siwar”, who will present a dance routine from the folklore that embodies parts of the Jerusalemite traditional wedding
Folk Music:
Palestinian folk music summarizes the cultural and the historical depth of the Jerusalemite and their attachment to their land.
It also expresses the creativity of the folk artist, where in this part a collection of folk music and tones will be connected to various traditional and cultural events. In addition, it sheds the light on various traditional music instruments.
Palestinian Traditional Customs:
It is considered one of the most important features of the Jerusalemite identity in which distinguishes it from other people in the world. These customs are as various as the geography of the land and multiplicity of the society classes.
Beside all that, a collection of traditional customs for various Palestinian cities will be shown.
Palestinian Traditional Food:
This part presents a range of Palestinian traditional food which is connected to the Jerusalemite identity, and the various social occasions.