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Answer: Sickle (minjal)
💡 The sickle is an old harvesting tool with a crescent-shaped blade; the farmer holds the stalks in one hand and cuts them with the sickle in the other.
Answer: Spindle (maghzal)
💡 The spindle is a wooden stick with a disk or weight that is spun quickly, so the wool twists around it and turns into thread used to weave sadu.
Answer: The Janadriyah Festival
💡 The Janadriyah Festival brought together crafts, folk arts and traditional foods from every region of Saudi Arabia in one place.
Answer: The camel
💡 The camel was called the ship of the desert because it carries people and goods across the vast sands and can endure thirst and long journeys.
Answer: Mud and mud bricks
💡 Najdi building relied on mud mixed with straw, which keeps the house cool in summer and warm in winter.
Answer: Generosity and welcome
💡 Coffee is the first thing Arabs serve a guest, and it is a sign of welcoming and honoring them.
Answer: King Abdulaziz Camel Festival
💡 The King Abdulaziz Camel Festival is held in Al-Sayahid, northeast of Riyadh, and celebrates the place of camels in the history of the Arabian Peninsula.
Answer: Janbiya
💡 The janbiya is a dagger with a curved blade and a decorated sheath; in some regions men wear it as an ornament with traditional clothing.
Answer: Copper
💡 Old dallahs were made of copper and brass because they can withstand the heat of the fire, and craftsmen decorated them with beautiful engravings.
Answer: From the wood of the agarwood (oud) tree
💡 Oud oil is a precious perfume oil extracted from the wood of agarwood trees, and it is one of the most expensive perfumes in the world.
Answer: The musaharati
💡 The musaharati goes around the neighborhoods before dawn with his drum, calling people by name to wake up for suhoor; it is an old Ramadan custom in many Arab cities.
Answer: Zakat al-Fitr
💡 Zakat al-Fitr is food given to people in need before the Eid prayer, so that everyone can enjoy Eid.
Answer: Two Eids
💡 Muslims have two Eids: Eid al-Fitr after fasting Ramadan, and Eid al-Adha during the days of Hajj.
Answer: Diriyah
💡 The First Saudi State was founded in Diriyah in 1727, and its At-Turaif district still bears witness to that history.
Answer: A palm tree and two crossed swords
💡 The emblem is made up of a palm tree above two crossed Arabian swords; the palm stands for growth and prosperity, and the swords for strength and protection.
Answer: Because it is easy to take down, fold and carry on camels when moving
💡 Bedouins moved around in search of water and pasture, so they needed a home that could be taken down and carried quickly, and the goat-hair tent was the answer.
Answer: Baskets, mats and hand fans
💡 Khoos are the leaflets of palm fronds; they are dried and braided by hand to make household items like baskets, mats and food mats.
Answer: Cookies usually filled with dates and flavored with cardamom and spices
💡 Kleija is a round traditional pastry that is baked and filled with dates or with sugar and cardamom, and served with coffee and tea.
Answer: Dates
💡 Hunaini is made from crumbled whole-wheat bread with dates and ghee; it is a warm dish people love on cold days.
Answer: Small balls of dough that are fried and then drizzled with date syrup or honey
💡 Luqaimat are a traditional sweet, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, very common on Ramadan tables.
