The Cultural Village Foundation (Katara) inaugurated the 8th edition of its prominent maritime festival "Senyar" by launching the dhows from the Katara beach on Wednesday to announce the beginning of the first two fishing contests "Haddaq" and "Laffah".
The contests witnessed a large participation with nearly 63 teams taking part who were given the choice to choose the best fishing spot.
The head of jury at the Senyar contest Mohammed Al Jaida said that a harbor was designated as the rendezvous spot for all the participating dhows throughout the contests of Senyar to avoid any delay for any of the teams.
On the other hand, the contests start today (Thursday) at 4:00 am until 6:00 pm as the organizing committee had allocated the Katara beach as the gathering point where the dhows participating in the Haddaq and Laffah contests will gather at 1:00 pm to announce the winners in a ceremony that will be attended by the families of the teams to commemorate the old Qatari traditions of celebrating the return of the fishing voyages.
The Senyar festival 2019 had hosted last Sunday a briefing for the participating captains to guide them through the plans and regulations of the contest in addition to the timings and other needful information.
Nearly 75 teams were registered to take part in the 8th edition of Senyar festival this year, 46 teams for the Haddaq contest, 17 for the Laffah and 12 teams for the pearl diving contest.
The pearl diving contest will begin on April 2nd at 4:00 pm and will run until April 5th at the Katara beach.
Source: QNA
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