Every Thursday and Friday (sometimes Saturdays as well), lavishly-designed Arab tents rise in many empty squares throughout Doha. This ritual signals the arrival of a wedding day in Qatar's capital. As night falls, men carrying swords begin to sway under the floodlights. They are beginning al-arada, the folk dance of the Arab Gulf, including Qatar.
Locals insist on preserving their folk dance despite the mixing of many cultures when celebrating weddings and happy occasions. Ibrahim Abd al-Rahman, an Arab Gulf heritage researcher, stated that "al-arada is the dance at weddings and happy occasions and is performed by men from all ages wearing traditional outfits".
And continued to say that, "During al-arada, well-known Gulf mawwals [vocal music genre] are performed. They begin and end with the rhythm created by the drum, the only instrument known by people on the coast of the Arab Gulf. It is a male-only dance where every dancer carries a sword, swinging it down to the ground and up to shoulder level."
"Every Arab tribe has its own mawwal for such occasions. Men stand in two rows and everyone sings, divided by the drummers while the dance is led by a light dancer, known as 'al-razif', who circles around them in counter-clockwise direction."
The Qatari dance is characterised by the sword and is called the Qatari sword arada. The dance performed by the people of Najad is a mix of the sword arada and the fast-paced Samiri Arda.
"By clinging to its heritage, whether with al-arrada or other customs, Qatar managed to preserve a beautiful model of the traditional life the Qataris lived for hundreds of years," al-Adnani added. "Despite the modernity and construction and the entry of various cultures, Qataris remain committed to their customs and this indicates love for their heritage and that of their fathers and forefathers."
Al-arada seems to have also become the favourite dance for many Arabs living in Qatar.
This cache is placed near to a line of these tents which seem to have become permanent fixtures on this piece of vacant land in Al Duhail. Living close by, we regularly hear the rythmic beating of drums as the sword dancers perform their ritual. This is often followed later in the evening with the sound of 'celebrations' as the wedding party take to the street in their vehicles and rev the engines to just about breaking point and do "burn outs" (tires) and "doughnuts" in the public road passing the tents.
The location can be extremely busy when functions are taking place, and at other times there are often workers in the area clearing up and / or preparing for the next round of functions. Stealth will be required at these times, although the right time will allow lots of time to search.
The cache container is small so BYOP. Please replace exactly as found, if you are fortunate enough to find it....
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