traditions music food superstitions

1. Moldova, Oman, Palestine,
Moldovan United Team

2. Historical Landmarks: Moldova
The ancient city Old Orhei - a unique
natural and historical complex in the
open air. It organically combines the
natural landscape and vestiges of
ancient civilizations. As a result of
enormous archeological excavations
here there were discovered the
cultural layers of different .
Old Orhei contains traces of different
civilizations, including the rests of
earthen and wooden fortresses.

3. Historical Landmarks: Palestine
The Islamic Museum
It is also located in the "Nobel
Sanctuary", in the old city of
Jerusalem. It contains an extensive
Qur'an collection, Islamic ceramics,
coins and glassware stand together with
guns, swords and daggers in the oldest
museum in Jerusalem. You can also see
a distinguished group of architectural
elements that help to document the
history of Al-Aqsa Mosque there.

4. Historical Landmarks: Oman
Oman is famous for the existence of many of
the ancient monuments and modern. Today I
will tell you about one of the beautiful
monuments which is famous for Oman :(
Mohammed Al Amin Mosque). The opening of
the mosque in the history of 27/6, which is
opened by the person Ahmed bin Hamad Al
Khalili. Mosque prayer room for women and
his office is composed of a folder containing
12,000. The mosque is characterized by
geometric designs and beautiful mosque
architecture is the foundation of faith.

5. Traditional Clothes, Music, and
Dance:
Oman
• Almost all Omani men wear a dishdasha,
which is a floor lengthed robe which appears
dazzlingly white, with an ornate headgear,
and younger men wear embroidered pillbox
hats
• Their music has been affected by the
country’s coastal location, with Omani sailors
interacting with, and bringing back music
from Egypt
• Music played an important part in all
activities related to the sea, such as the
casting or hauling of nets, and hoisting or
lowering their sails

6. Traditional Clothes, Music, and Dance:
Palestine
• "the palestinian "thowp" until know u will see a women wearing it and u will see too men wearing a "serwal and the kofiah" on thier heads these clothes show how we can fight to live and to keep our
traditions even if we are under occupation.
• in the same time there is a cermony for the groom called"Haflt shabab" in the past they all were dancing and singing the "Attabah wl meganna" they put thier hands together and start the "dabbkah" in
a round circle and they singing "Al-Mawaal" too nowadays they are dancing and singing the "dihhiah" it's a dance that they are standing in a row in front of each other and they all start clambimg twice
it's a wonderful one it's very common too it came from the people who live in desert called a "naqab"

7. Traditional Clothes, Music, and
Dance:
Moldova
Here you can find the traditional
Moldovan Clothes.

8. Traditional Festivals and
Celebrations: Oman
“Oman National Day”
On the 18th of November, Oman
celebrated The Oman National
ay, which is one of the most
important festivals in Oman,
they celebrate their
independence from Portugal
control in 1650

9. Traditional Festivals and
Celebrations: Moldova
Base their Easter date on the
Julian calendar, not the
Gregorian calendar,
therefore the Orthodox
Easter period often occurs
later than the Easter period
that falls around the time of
the March equinox

10. Traditional Festivals and
Celebrations: Palestine
“Birzeit Heritage Week”
From 6 to 11 pm, for five nights in
June, thousands of tourists,
international guests, families, and
children, streamed into Birzeit’s Old
City to celebrate Palestinian arts,
heritage, and crafts

11. Traditional Food and Drinks:
Oman
Khawa
• prepared from freshly ground coffee mixed with cardamom powder
• Symbol of hospitality

12. Traditional Food
and Drink:
Palestine
Falafel
• Made from fava
beans or chickpeas,
or a combination of
the two
• Most popular in the
west

13. Traditional Food and Drinks:
Moldova
Mamaliga
• Staple polenta-like food, served as an accompaniment to stews and meat dishes or garnished with cottage
cheese, sour cream, or pork rind

14. Superstitions: Palestine
the palm itching superstition is widely common
in Palestine and it means that someone will give
you money soon
we also believe that whenever you feel a buzzing
sound in your ear, it means that someone is
talking about you at the moment
in Palestine whenever we are impressed by
someone pr something we knock on the wood to
ward off bad spirits

15. Superstitions: Oman
In Oman some animals are seen as Jinn. If
someone saw a black cat or dog, they will
think they are Jinn.
Another one is owls and some birds are
believed to be a symbol of the death of
someone or something bad will happen.

16. Reflections
 Three things I learned:
- All countries have something special unique
- We have to respect all traditions
- What is good for one nation may be bad for another one
 Two things I found interesting:
-food is very special and interesting to cook
- Music is very interesting
 One question:
- What do you think it is important to know from your culture?

17. Similarities between Oman, Palestine,
and Moldova to my culture
Some superstitions are the same
We have love for food and dances
We all respect our traditions

18. Differences between Oman, Palestine,
and Moldova to my culture
Different religions
Different beliefs
Attitude toward life