Here are some information about Saudi arts and culture, I collected these information from many resources and added sth new:0
BUILDINGS IN SAUDI ARABIA
There about 30 pre-Islamic building in Saudi such as Mada'in Saleh and Qaryat al-Faw. Saudi as an Islamic country has Islamic styles of buildings like worship buildings e.g. mosques and cemeteries. Nowadays , modern and high buildings are widely spread in Saudi, such as Kingdom Center and Al Faisaliyah Center in Riyadh.
It was in the year 1956 that teaching art education was officially approved in boys schools in the Kingdom, then in the 1960’s Saudi Arabia sanctioned the first scholarly arts exchange.
the fine arts have been improving during the last three decades. there are hundreds of artists who specialized in many fields of art. Therefore, there are many exhibits in Saudi Arabia which include drawing, portraiture, sculpture, literature, music, dance, and theater. The most famous place for the exhibits is the national museum in Riyadh.
Traditional wedding customs include an engagement party, where the bride is introduced to her intended groom. She is preened to look as lovely as possible, her skin painted white, her eyes have painted black circles—a Saudi sign of beauty; her hair piled high on her head, resembling a camels’ hump, and she is perfectly manicured and then sat at a table, as if on display. Her parents and the groom’s parents sit down for dinner, and the intended bride is introduced to her intended groom. If she is lucky, the bride is allowed to decide during the course of the meal if she will marry this intended groom. If she agrees, then the male members of the bride’s family and the groom’s family meet to discuss the terms of the marriage contract, what to do in the case of divorce and the amount of the dowry
The Arabic dress for the typical Saudi Arab man, is a long white, shirt-like garment, called a Thobe. The thobes look like an extended dress shirt, complete with different types of collars and cuffs. The Saudi Arabic dress code is white in the summer, and muted colored thobes may be worn in the winter months.
The parts of the headdress are: Tagiyah: A white knitted skull cap worn under the Ghutra. Ghutra: A square scarf, made of cotton or silk blend, folded in a triangle and worn over the Tagiyah. In Saudi Arabia, it is either all white or red and white checked. Igal: A thick, double, black cord that is worn on the top of the Ghutra to hold it in place.
Dress for woman
The Abaya is made from cotton, polyester, nylon, wool or silk. There are varying cuts—from a sack-like tent robe, to a flowing a-line, glamorous gown-like covering.
The veil -hijab - A Saudi woman usually calls her veil a hijab, which literally means the entire modest dress of the Muslim woman
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