Celebration of Saudi youth in traditional dress

Earlier this month, a request was made by the head of the fashion commission, Turki Sheikh, and the General Directorate of Entertainment, urging people to wear traditional Saudi attire for the national founding day celebrations and to represent their region.

Citizens of Saudi Arabia, especially the youth, took to the streets in response to the head of the fashion commission’s appeal to the public to wear their traditional dress, make-up and jewelery.

Earlier this month, a request was made by the head of the fashion commission, Turki Sheikh, and the General Directorate of Entertainment, urging people to wear traditional Saudi attire for the national founding day celebrations and to represent their region.

The proposal gave young girls and boys the opportunity to take to the streets across the country in a variety of clothes, make-up and jewelery.

This event can be considered as the first example of a nationwide street festival. Last night in Riyadh, foreign tourists expressed surprise and delight at the display of traditional Saudi clothing. These were the clothes that Saudi citizens themselves had probably only seen before in theaters and television series.

Lena al-Husseini, a resident of Medina, wore a white robe and a western shawl. “This style of dress is worn only on special occasions,” he told Arab News.

“Our grandmothers wore it at weddings and other occasions, such as childbirth, and men wore headbands,” she said. This is what we always wear in the months of Ramadan and Sha’ban.

Mu’taz Musa al-Dosari wore the traditional Najdi (Central) dress, a legacy of his parents, grandparents and great-grandparents.

“It’s a culture, a tradition, a tradition, a principle, and a history that we want to pass on to the next generation,” he told Arab News.

Inspired by Medina’s culture and tribe, a mother who dressed her daughter in white and gold said, I remembered. ‘

With tears in his eyes, he said: “I hope we will always be able to live like this and show our time and lifestyle to future generations.”