Scores of children sparkled in their traditional attire at Qal’at Bu Maher yesterday on Arafat Day as they sang folksy hymns and threw baskets of plants into the sea as part of an age-old ritual that teaches nurturing and patience, as recently highlighted in the GDN.
The Hiya Biya event at the Muharraq Fort was organised by the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities and featured several families and friends enjoying the annual custom together .