Under the slogan of the ancient heritage and authenticity of customs and traditions "Sharjah Social Society" at the Al Bataeh Popular Festival Under the slogan “The Nobility of Heritage and the Authenticity of Customs and Traditions,” the Department of Social Services - Al Bataeh Branch, participates in the sixth edition of the Al Bataeh Popular Festival, from January 4 to 18, in Al Bataeh Public Park. The festival is considered one of the main events in Sharjah in general and the central region in general. Special, as the region celebrates with all its family members, large and small, and its institutions and departments, with the festival, which includes many events, activities, and programs concerned with the family. By the way, Dr. Abdullah Al-Ketbi, Director of the Al-Bataeh Branch, said that the department is an essential partner in the festival since its launch six years ago, but participation differs this year for several reasons, including the festival’s location and capacity, as well as its duration, which extends for 3 weeks, which allows the people of the region and neighboring areas to visit it. Especially since the winter weather is beautiful and suitable for the land trips that everyone prefers. He added, “Hence our participation in the festival was great, as a group of the department’s employees participated, distributed among our various participations, which are as follows: the corner for introducing the Department of Social Services, its role, centers and departments, as well as its branches, in addition to providing services for measuring health signs for the festival’s guests during the weekends, and the corner for productive families in Al-Bataeh, in which 4 productive families from the region participate who are registered in the department’s “production” center, offering various packages of popular foods, sweets, clothes, etc., and the sand session corner, where elderly retirees who benefit from the department host their guests in a night surrounded by browns. Staying up late and eating Arabic coffee, popular food and sweets, etc. And the Craftsmen Corner, in which a group of craftsmen, managed by the craftsmen in the department, will participate and present craftsmanship displays and craft and heritage works. Al-Ketbi said that the festival’s slogan, “The Nobility of Heritage and the Authenticity of Customs and Traditions,” is embodied in the Al-Bataeh Popular Festival, where most of its activities tend to the Bedouin environment and its customs and traditions, because Al-Bataeh and the central region are rooted in customs, traditions, and customs that are still deeply rooted in their environment, and this is what attracts many guests to visit the festival. To learn about these authentic traditions and additional knowledge about customs and traditions. At the conclusion of his speech, Dr. Abdullah Al Ketbi thanked Al Bataeh Municipality and its Municipal Council for organizing the festival and also for allowing the Social Services Department to participate in many accompanying activities, supporting productive families and handicraft projects, and protecting and preserving authentic Emirati customs and traditions. It is noteworthy that the sixth edition of the heritage event begins today, Thursday, as part of the Sharjah Shopping Offers activities, in strategic partnership with the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and with the large participation of government agencies and bodies in the Emirate of Sharjah.