The Folk Festival of Legacy in
Farasan Islands
The Farasan Islands are
in south in the Red Sea. They belong to Jazan region in Saudi
Arabia.There are many traditions and customs in KSA that come from religion and
traditions. One of the famous festivals in Farasan islands are Alhared festival
that it has annually occurred in island for decades ago...
Alhared fish (parrot fish) meet dramatically
in the form of huge groups of fish where the number of fish has more than 1000
fish in one group, so they get together near the beach in something collective
suicide. This usually happens in one day of the year, which is usually at the
end of March and the first month of April of each year. In this time of the
year, fish (hared) travel long journey coming from the Indian beaches to escape
the predatory whales and rough waves.
In general, people are old habits relating to
this day that the people of island celebrate, sing songs and perform folk
dances on this day of great importance in their culture. As result, many people
who are various age levels are waited to welcome this group of fish to come in
island. It is season traditionally very old. In past, women who lived in island
were celebrating Alhared Day in new brides in their houses. The brides where
married during the year wore traditional clothes, so women and children came to
celebrate at their home. Many people give the fish to their friends as
gift because it considers important and expensive gift at all.
Nowadays, alharid festival has became
part of the General Authority for tourism programs within the approved
festivals in the region, which honored and sponsored by Prince Mohammed
bin Nasser bin Abdul-Aziz, governor of Jazan region.
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