REPRESENTING OMANI CULTURE

1. REPRESENTING OMANI
CULTURE
FATMA ALABRI
BBA/PT/50114/15
3/1/2017

3. Bait Al Zubair – Muscat’s Heritage
Through the Sands of Time
 All countries have a custodial and moral responsibility to shape and protect
their culture. And to keep alive the past’s history, culture and traditions
about a people is a significant role – not only for the next generation, but also
for visitors curious about a country’s heritage.

6. Frankincense burns everywhere and as you inhale the smoky smell, you fell
like you have been transported to the frankincense trade route of the olden
days. The smell is so strong that you can find them on your clothes even a day
later. And then there is the famous Aitr of Oman, the locally made perfumes.
Each perfume seems stronger than the other and the salesman will keep
offering you more and more bottles to sample, until you can differentiate no
more between the various fragrances.

7. Then, we have the super famous Omani Khanjar, the
iconic dagger seen on the waists of Omani men. These
khanjars either come in plain tones or come bejeweled.
Both varieties make for great buys, but the bejeweled one
will cost you a bit more. This is one of the most popular
souvenirs to carry back home and some tourists have
been known to spend insane amounts of money to carry
the special khanjar back home.

8. A middle eastern shopping experience is not complete without any antiques. The
Mandoos or the jewel box and the Quewah jars (coffee jars) stay on top of the list of
such artifacts. But, there are a whole bunch of other items that have so much antique
value and look very beautiful too, but when I was there, I was so lost that I just gaped at
them. I did end up picking up a mundoos and some handmade bedouin souvenirs.

11. Omani culture comes to life at the Muscat Festival
Indulge in an array of Omani traditions at the Muscat Festival. Muscat
Fashion Week and the Oman Food Festival are also not to be missed

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