Agricultural Environment Pavilion"Sharjah Heritage Days"Industry reviews "Bursa" And palm products
Sharjah, February 11, 2017 – The Agricultural Environment Pavilion at the “Sharjah Heritage Days”, organized by the Sharjah Heritage Institute in the heart of Sharjah until February 15, witnessed a remarkable presence and distinguished performances.
Abdullah Ali Ahmed Al Shehhi presented a live demonstration of the stages of making the “sock” from palm wicker, explaining the method of collecting the green wicker and drying it under the sun until it turns yellow before the women scour it and sew it to make this traditional container used for preserving dates.
Al-Shehhi explained that the dates, after being stored in the bag, are transferred to the “madbassa” where molasses is added to them along with snout, ginger, nigella seeds, and lemon leaves, and left for two or three months before being transported. He reviewed the types of cultivated dates, such as Barhi and Jish Habash, and explained the stages of the date’s descent from the palm tree until it turns into dates, in addition to showing the manufacture of ropes from palm fibers and their uses in building arbors, rooms, and traditional decorations.
The pavilion includes an exhibition of various agricultural products and vegetables, in addition to the presence of Maryam Ali Rashad, who has been making wicker bags for more than ten years and presented examples of her handiwork, while traditional agricultural tools used in the past in the fields and cutting trees were on display.
The visitors were introduced to various agricultural products, including tomatoes, eggplants, and other products produced by farmer Yousef Rashid Al-Jumaili, who inherited the profession from his ancestors, in addition to a display of traditional pickles such as lemons, and an introduction to the ancient irrigation system “Al-Yazra” and its components, including the well, the well, the basin, and parts made of palm leaves.
The Agricultural Environment Pavilion presents a vivid picture of the Emirati person’s connection to the land and the palm tree, confirming the continued presence of traditional agricultural practices in community memory within the activities of “Sharjah Heritage Days” in its twenty-third session.
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