{"id":47278,"date":"2025-01-01T18:09:19","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T15:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/?p=47278"},"modified":"2025-01-01T18:09:19","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T15:09:19","slug":"saudi-welcomes-2025-as-the-year-of-handicrafts-to-celebrate-its-vibrant-cultural-heritage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/latest\/saudi-welcomes-2025-as-the-year-of-handicrafts-to-celebrate-its-vibrant-cultural-heritage\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Welcomes 2025 As The Year Of Handicrafts To Celebrate Its Vibrant Cultural Heritage!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saudi Arabia has officially welcomed 2025 as the Year of Handicrafts<\/em>, a nationwide initiative by the Ministry of Culture to celebrate and preserve the Kingdom\u2019s vibrant cultural heritage<\/h2>\n

This year-long celebration will feature a dynamic calendar of events, exhibitions, workshops, and competitions aimed at showcasing traditional Saudi crafts while promoting their relevance in contemporary society.<\/p>\n

The initiative highlights time-honored art forms such as palm weaving, metalwork, and pottery\u2014each representing a piece of Saudi Arabia\u2019s diverse cultural identity<\/h2>\n

\"Saudi<\/p>\n

These crafts, passed down through generations, tell stories of creativity, resilience, and cultural pride.<\/p>\n

More than just a celebration, the Year of Handicrafts<\/em> aims to support local artisans, create opportunities for their work in modern markets, and encourage younger generations to engage with these meaningful traditions. By blending tradition with innovation, the initiative also seeks to demonstrate how handicrafts can play a role in sustainable development and cultural diplomacy.<\/p>\n

Saudi Arabia\u2019s Ministry of Culture will collaborate with public, private, and non-profit sectors to amplify the impact of this initiative<\/h2>\n

\"Saudi<\/p>\n

Through these partnerships, the program will foster innovation in artisanry, build sustainable practices, and enhance global recognition of Saudi craftsmanship.<\/p>\n

By honoring these traditions, Saudi Arabia not only preserves its cultural legacy but also inspires a new era of creativity and cultural exchange. As 2025 unfolds, the Kingdom invites both locals and visitors to experience the beauty, skill, and spirit embedded in every crafted piece.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia has officially welcomed 2025 as the Year of Handicrafts, a nationwide initiative by the Ministry of Culture to celebrate and preserve the Kingdom\u2019s vibrant cultural heritage This year-long celebration will feature a dynamic calendar of events, exhibitions, workshops, and competitions aimed at showcasing traditional Saudi crafts while promoting their relevance in contemporary society. … ","protected":false},"author":4407,"featured_media":47279,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[419],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest"],"acf":{"hide_featured_image":false,"featured_image":{"ID":47279,"id":47279,"title":"Copy of Sara Baabbad Article pictures template (46)","filename":"Copy-of-Sara-Baabbad-Article-pictures-template-46.jpg","filesize":66220,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/01180603\/Copy-of-Sara-Baabbad-Article-pictures-template-46.jpg","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/latest\/saudi-welcomes-2025-as-the-year-of-handicrafts-to-celebrate-its-vibrant-cultural-heritage\/attachment\/copy-of-sara-baabbad-article-pictures-template-46\/","alt":"Saudi Welcomes 2025 As The Year Of Handicrafts To Celebrate Its Vibrant Cultural Heritage!","author":"4407","description":"","caption":"","name":"copy-of-sara-baabbad-article-pictures-template-46","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":47278,"date":"2025-01-01 15:06:03","modified":"2025-01-01 15:06:10","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":700,"height":350,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/01180603\/Copy-of-Sara-Baabbad-Article-pictures-template-46-small.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/01180603\/Copy-of-Sara-Baabbad-Article-pictures-template-46-medium.jpg","medium-width":250,"medium-height":125,"medium_large":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/01180603\/Copy-of-Sara-Baabbad-Article-pictures-template-46.jpg","medium_large-width":700,"medium_large-height":350,"large":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/01180603\/Copy-of-Sara-Baabbad-Article-pictures-template-46-large.jpg","large-width":700,"large-height":350,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/01180603\/Copy-of-Sara-Baabbad-Article-pictures-template-46.jpg","1536x1536-width":700,"1536x1536-height":350,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/01180603\/Copy-of-Sara-Baabbad-Article-pictures-template-46.jpg","2048x2048-width":700,"2048x2048-height":350,"small":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/01180603\/Copy-of-Sara-Baabbad-Article-pictures-template-46-120x60.jpg","small-width":120,"small-height":60,"custom-size":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/01180603\/Copy-of-Sara-Baabbad-Article-pictures-template-46-700x200.jpg","custom-size-width":700,"custom-size-height":200}},"featured_image_caption":"Saudi Welcomes 2025 As The Year Of Handicrafts To Celebrate Its Vibrant Cultural Heritage!","ad_square_right":"","summary":"","flexible_content":false,"legacy_image":"","legacy_full_image":"","type_of_video":"Self Hosted","lovin_video_link":false,"lovin_video_link_webm":false,"video_thumbnail":false,"disable_ads":false,"slots_script_override":"","ad_horizontal_top_desktop":"","ad_vertical_left_desktop":"","ad_vertical_right_desktop":"","ad_horizontal_top_tablet":"","ad_horizontal_bottom_tablet":"","ad_horizontal_mobile_1":"","ad_horizontal_mobile_2":"","ad_horizontal_mobile_3":"","article_ad_infeed_slot":"","ad_square_podcast":"","disable_lovin_hearts":false,"lovin_heart_title":"","show_sponsor":false,"sponsor_image":false,"sponsor_name":"","sponsor_content":"","sponsor_website":"","sponsor_facebook":"","sponsor_twitter":"","sponsor_tiktok":"","sponsor_instagram":"","enable_reveal_feature":false,"reveal_image":false,"legacy_sponsor_name":"","legacy_sponsor_website":"","legacy_sponsor_content":"","legacy_sponsor_image":"","featured_for_app":false,"legacy_meta_tags":"","is_guest_user":false,"episode_number":"","embed_code":"","episode_introduction":"","shorten_deep_link":"https:\/\/lovin.go.link\/bwQWb"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4407"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47278\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}