DSF Office prepares for the second edition of 'Eid in Dubai' celebrations.Summary: The Dubai Shopping Festival Dubai Shopping Festival started on February 15 1996 as a retail event intended to revitalise retail trade in Dubai. It has since been promoted as an tourist attraction. This yearly month long event is usually scheduled during the first quarter of the year. Office, an agency of the Dubai Department of Economic Department, is preparing to launch the second edition of 'Eid in Dubai' celebrations that will be held through festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. during two of the most important occasions in the Islamic calendar -- Eid-Al-Fitr and Eid-Al-Adha. The Dubai Shopping Festival Office, an agency of the Dubai Department of Economic Department, is preparing to launch the second edition of 'Eid in Dubai' celebrations that will be held through festivities during two of the most important occasions in the Islamic calendar -- Eid-Al-Fitr and Eid-Al-Adha. 'Eid in Dubai' is a Dubai Government initiative launched by the Dubai Shopping Festival Office that aims at promoting Dubai as a festive destination during Eid-Al-Fitr and Eid-Al-Adha celebrations. During Eid, over 200 resident nationalities that coexist in exceptional harmony in Dubai, come together to share the spirit of the festivity. The 2009 edition of 'Eid in Dubai' will begin with Eid-Al-Fitr just after Ramadan and will highlight the festivity through a range of events and activities featuring concerts, shows, local plays, and through dedicated Eid venues. Additionally, the 2009 edition will continue to lay emphasis on the Emarati traditions of fuwallat-al-eid, diyafat-al-eid, and the popular greeting of eidkom Mubarak that were prominent in the first edition. Launched in 2008, the inaugural edition was hugely successful due to a unique combination of events designed to entertain visitors of all ages. In its first debut out of Lebanon, the critically acclaimed musical saga Return of the Phoenix was one of the main highlights of 'Eid in Dubai'. Written, composed and directed by the famous Rahbani Family, the musical attracted crowds from all over the GCC GCC: see Gulf Cooperation Council. (compiler, programming) GCC - The GNU Compiler Collection, which currently contains front ends for C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Java, and Ada, as well as libraries for these languages (libstdc++, libgcj, etc). . Similarly, the Emarati play Hassoon Malaeen was a huge hit with local audiences. Other attractions included the international children's shows Barney's Musical Castle Barney's Musical Castle also called Barney's Musical Castle LIVE and El Castillo Musical De Barney (Spanish) was Barney's 4th concert and his second US and international tour. The tour began in 1999 and the video was released in 2001. and Noddy noddy, tropical tern including five species in the genus Anous. The name noddy is said to derive from their easy familiarity with man. Noddies are web-footed seabirds with long wings (though shorter than those of most terns) and pointed, tapering bills. and the Treasure Map A treasure map is a variation of a map to mark the location of buried treasure, a lost mine, a valuable secret or a hidden locale . More common in fiction than in reality, "Pirate treasure maps" are often depicted in works of fiction as hand drawn and containing arcane clues for , and concerts featuring renowned Arab artists such as Najwa Karam Najwa Karam (Arabic: نجوى كرم; born February 26 1966) is a Lebanese singer, often referred to as Shams el-Ghinnieh el-Libneniyeh , George Wassouf, Rabih Sakker, and Saber Ar Ruba'aih. The Airport Expo Dubai, venue to these events, attracted a majority of Eid visitors. The Eid District in Dubai Festival City Dubai Festival City (In Arabic: دبي فستيفال سيتي) is a large residential, business and entertainment development in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. was also a major attraction during the celebrations. 'Eid in Dubai' also gave shoppers another reason to take advantage of exceptional bargains throughout retail outlets in the city. The Eid period usually witnesses a surge in retail activity and in 2008, shopping malls and retail outlets put out spectacular promotions through the Eidiyat Dubai Promotion to celebrate the first edition of 'Eid in Dubai'. Prizes worth millions of dirhams were given away to shoppers during the event. 2009 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com) 2009 Al Bawaba (Albawaba.com) Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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