Culture & Heritage
Experience the rich culture and heritage of Palestine and it’s people!
Showcasing the rich and exciting culture of Palestine is such an important part of Palestine Expo. The events have featured a colourful display of pre 1900 dresses, traditional Palestinian wedding set up, coffee corner, spice work shop, artefact displays in the UN tent and the hugely popular Dabke performances.
Palestinian wedding
Bayt hosted a Palestinian wedding with original Palestinian artifacts and featured intricate bridal wear from 1900.
Dabke
The atmosphere was buzzing with the energetic moves from Palestinian groups Hakaya, Fatafeet and Fursaan.
Durbekkeh workshop
Palestinian artist Simona Abdallah taught attendees how to play the durbekkeh drum in this fun workshop.
Palestinian Embroidery workshop
Whether you could stitch or not, attendees were excited to stitch Palestinian patterns as well as take part in collective stitching to create a huge embroided Palestine Expo tree logo.
Thumb Painting
Attendees got their thumbs messy as they ‘thumb print’ painted a Palestinian patterned ceramic and an oversized drawing of Palestine’s national flower.
Bedouin coffee workshop
Love coffee? Those who do, learnt how to make the rich fragrant Bedouin Palestinian coffee in a traditional seating area.
Artifacts
Rugs, Cushions, tribal jewellery and ancient instruments showcased the historical culture of Palestine.
Date picking
Palm trees in London? Attendees were surprised too! They picked tasty Palestinian dates from these.
Olive Trees
You could take home real olive trees scattered around Palestine Expo to give an insight into how important they are in Palestine.
Palestinian Pantry
Maha Salah’s colourful Palestinian spice workshop gave a one-o-one on the different spices and how to use them in your cooking.
Film
A dedicated cinema room showed amazing Palestinian films such as ‘Our Land’ and ‘Five Broken Cameras’.
Food
Mouthwatering Falafel wraps, Maqluuba and attendees favourite the freshly made Kanafe!
“Absolutely loved the intricately decorated wedding dresses display and the Dabke dances.”
— Pam