[custom_adv] The streets of Riyadh are covered with the green of the Saudi national flag, which lines the capital’s main highways.Green is the theme color of all the events that have taken place in Riyadh from Sept. 19-23 to celebrate Saudi National Day.Activities at Riyadh’s National Museum have included performances by folk bands, an Arab falcons show, interactive workshops to teach children about Saudi heritage and culture, displays of classic cars, film screenings, food carts, raffles and prizes. Visitors also have the opportunity to donate blood for King Fahd Medical City. [custom_adv] Saudi National Day is celebrated in Saudi Arabia on every 23 September to commemorate the renaming of the Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by a royal decree from King Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud in 1932. It is a National Holiday. The number of lunar, not solar, years are commemorated. [custom_adv] There is also an exhibition at Panorama Mall, where 13 archaeological pieces from the pre-Islamic history of the Arabian Peninsula are on display. Volunteers are at hand to explain the significance of these pieces. Saudi National Day is celebrated with folklore dances, songs and traditional festivals. The roads and buildings are decorated with Saudi flags and people wear green shirts. [custom_adv] According to the Saudi Arabian government, the celebration is an opportunity to learn the heritage, customs, and traditions of the House of Saud. Families flocked to Turki Al-Alwal Road in Riyadh on Sunday for Saudi National Day celebrations. They were treated to an aerobatics display by the Saudi Hawks, traditional music and a whole lot more ahead of the main day of celebration on Monday. [custom_adv] The celebrations also aim to introduce the heritage of the Saudi-ruled Arabia, appreciate the beauty of the country and the ruling family, and promote pride in the family of Saud. [custom_adv] Many of the public places in Saudi Arabia also separate entrances, and spaces, by gender. So it is unlikely that Saudi girls will get to participate in these gym classes with their male peers. It is also because of this separation requirement that, up until 2012, Saudi women were banned from participating in the Olympics (because they could not be in the same stadium as men). [custom_adv] The Director of Jeddah Traffic Department Brig. Gen. Salman Al-Jumaiyi has confirmed that traffic has been diverted on Prince Muhammad Bin Abdulaziz Road (formerly Tahlia Road) from Al-Saif Square in the north and on Prince Sultan Road in the south. [custom_adv] Every year the people of the Kingdom celebrate this day and recall these great epics and heroic deeds to illuminate our road ahead and rekindle the ambitions to contribute even more to our dear nation [custom_adv] Artwork of Saudi landmarks were exhibited, celebrating modern and historical architecture in the kingdom. [custom_adv] Meanwhile, schools across the kingdom organized activities to mark the celebrations for children, highlighting the role of the founding father of Saudi Arabia in “reuniting and unifying the country.”
