FAMILIES will once again gather on Monday to partake in an annual ancient tradition aimed at teaching young ones the joys of nurturing and patience.
The Hiya Biya event, organised by the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (Baca), will be held on the seashore of Qal’at Bu Mahir in Muharraq from 4.30pm.
The programme will include a cultural storytelling segment presented by Baba Yaseen, who will share symbolic tales connected to folk identity and the historical relationship with the sea and the local environment.
The coastal walk at Qal’at Bu Mahir will begin at 5.30pm, accompanied by a traditional folk band performing folk chants and songs along the shoreline, in a scene that recalls elements of Bahrain’s heritage memory and offers children and families an interactive experience bringing them closer to authentic Bahraini heritage and its inherited cultural and social meanings.
Marking the end of the pilgrimage in Mecca and the Eid Al Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice), children sing a song before throwing a small plant into the sea, waving it goodbye and at the same time wishing to go to Haj one day.
The seedling is placed in a woven basket made from palm tree leaves, usually the seeds of fast-growing plants, like radishes and beans, which fish feed on once thrown into the sea.
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