Ministry of Culture & Tourism's Folk Arts Festival continues in Sana'a
For the third consecutive day, the Folk Arts Performances Festival, organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in celebration of the 35th National Day of the Republic of Yemen (May 22), continues in Liberation Square in the capital, Sana'a.
The third day of the four-day festival, supported by the Heritage and Cultural Development Fund, featured performances of Hadhrami heritage accompanied by traditional chants (Zamils) expressing Yemeni unity, the importance of upholding it, preserving it, and defending it.
The performances also reaffirmed the Yemeni people's solidarity with the Palestinian cause and their support for Gaza in the face of the occupying Zionist entity.
The third day of the festival was marked by a large public turnout, with attendees expressing their joy over Yemen's National Day (May 22), achieved through the will and determination of Yemenis across the north, south, east, and west of the nation—despite immense challenges and decades-long conspiracies targeting Yemen's sovereignty and independence.
It is worth noting that the festival, held under the slogan "From Sana'a to Gaza," will showcase folkloric and heritage performances from various Yemeni provinces and regions, supervised, directed, and produced by the renowned artist Ali Al-Mahmoudi.
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