{"id":58369,"date":"2022-04-01T17:11:47","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T13:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/?p=58369"},"modified":"2022-04-01T17:11:48","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T13:11:48","slug":"a-new-beginning-closing-ceremony-of-expo-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/expo-2020\/a-new-beginning-closing-ceremony-of-expo-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Beginning: Sheikh Mohammed&#8217;s Touching Message At The Closing Ceremony of Expo 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>With a heavy heart, everyone is bidding farewell to the beloved Expo 2020. After a breathtaking successful six months, the curtains have fallen for the last time on the World&#8217;s Greatest Show *big tears*<\/h2>\n<div style='clear:both;'><\/div>\n<p><!--infeed--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/5WmyaeDDlmb1m\" width=\"480\" height=\"343\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/crying-leonardo-dicaprio-love-5WmyaeDDlmb1m\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The curtain came down on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/expo2020dubai?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@expo2020dubai<\/a> with a spectacular Closing Ceremony at Al Wasl Plaza. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qhR9ayD5Or\">pic.twitter.com\/qhR9ayD5Or<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DXBMediaOffice\/status\/1509840293499392002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>But despair not, peeps!<\/h2>\n<p>They say all good things come to end, but according to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, this is but \u201ca new beginning\u201d for the UAE and the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The last family to leave Expo 2020 Dubai.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Expo2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Expo2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Dubai?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Dubai<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QKdZXsphqV\">pic.twitter.com\/QKdZXsphqV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Expo 2020 Dubai (@expo2020dubai) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/expo2020dubai\/status\/1509675206931099657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In an audio message delivered to the audience, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said: \u201cDuring the Expo 2020 Dubai journey, we portrayed to the world a different version of ingenuity that touched the hearts and minds of every member of society\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our sons and daughters have proven their ability to overcome unprecedented difficulties and challenges. And in every moment of this journey, we reflected the values of the UAE \u2013 values of affection and hospitality.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;Today is not the end of Expo 2020, but a new beginning.\u201d<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">They say all good things come to an end, but we say Expo 2020 Dubai is only the beginning. It&#8217;s now your turn to continue with all you&#8217;ve gained from connecting with different minds from around the globe and create a better world for future generations.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Expo2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Expo2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Dubai?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Dubai<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Expo 2020 Dubai (@expo2020dubai) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/expo2020dubai\/status\/1509630471629639690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Over the past six months, Expo 2020 Dubai brought together OVER 190 participating nations, and MILLIONS of visitors (yes, lucky you were one of them)<\/h2>\n<p>The mind-blowing global event made HISTORY as the first World Expo to be held in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region and the first to be hosted by an Arab nation. (How does it feel to be witnessing history in real-time?)<\/p>\n<p>The closing ceremony saw the baton for World Expo being handed over to Osaka, Japan, which will host the next Expo in 2025.<\/p>\n<h2>His Highness Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence and Commissioner-General of Expo 2020 Dubai, said that the Expo \u201cwill remain engraved proudly in the memory of history, and the world, as one of our young country\u2019s many achievements.\u201d<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As the curtains fall on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Expo2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Expo2020<\/a>, emotions are high and as we say goodbye to 6 amazing months, let us take a moment and appreciate the outstanding work of every individual who made this happen. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JXPTYvUlid\">pic.twitter.com\/JXPTYvUlid<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hamdan bin Mohammed (@HamdanMohammed) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HamdanMohammed\/status\/1509610638359867398?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Ma&#8217;a Salamah, Expo 2020 Dubai! Thank you for an amazing six months!<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/zHd8x7Pik0Ftm\" width=\"480\" height=\"314\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/zHd8x7Pik0Ftm\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/news\/expo-2020-dubai-to-reopen-as-a-15-minute-city-district-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Read more:\u00a0Expo 2020 Dubai Will Reopen As A 15-Minute City \u2013 With These 10 Pavilions Confirmed To Stay<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With a heavy heart, everyone is bidding farewell to the beloved Expo 2020. 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