Khader Grape Festival
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The Khader Grape Festival is a grape
festival held annually on September in the Palestinian
town of al-Khader
near Bethlehem
. It was established by the town municipality with the purpose to promote the town's primary crop — the grape. The festival is characterized by exhibitions of grapes and homemade grape products such as dibs (molasses made from grapes). Other exhibitions include embroidery
and knitting, a local heritage exhibition of mills, grinders, and harvest tools. Several cultural events, such as poetry recitals, folk songs and dabke
are held at the festival. Several other Palestinian villages hold agricultural festivals for their main crop, such as Jifna
and its apricot festival and Artas
and lettuce.
Grape
A grape is a non-climacteric fruit, specifically a berry, that grows on the perennial and deciduous woody vines of the genus Vitis. Grapes can be eaten raw or they can be used for making jam, juice, jelly, vinegar, wine, grape seed extracts, raisins, molasses and grape seed oil. Grapes are also...
festival held annually on September in the Palestinian
Palestinian territories
The Palestinian territories comprise the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Since the Palestinian Declaration of Independence in 1988, the region is today recognized by three-quarters of the world's countries as the State of Palestine or simply Palestine, although this status is not recognized by the...
town of al-Khader
Al-Khader, Bethlehem
Al-Khader is a Palestinian town in the Bethlehem Governorate in the south-central West Bank. It is located west of Bethlehem. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 9,774 in 2007.-History:...
near Bethlehem
Bethlehem
Bethlehem is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank of the Jordan River, near Israel and approximately south of Jerusalem, with a population of about 30,000 people. It is the capital of the Bethlehem Governorate of the Palestinian National Authority and a hub of Palestinian culture and tourism...
. It was established by the town municipality with the purpose to promote the town's primary crop — the grape. The festival is characterized by exhibitions of grapes and homemade grape products such as dibs (molasses made from grapes). Other exhibitions include embroidery
Palestinian costumes
Palestinian costumes are the traditional clothing worn by Palestinians. Foreign travelers to Palestine in the 19th and early 20th centuries often commented on the rich variety of the costumes worn, particularly by the fellaheen or village women...
and knitting, a local heritage exhibition of mills, grinders, and harvest tools. Several cultural events, such as poetry recitals, folk songs and dabke
Dabke
Dabke is an Arab folk dance. It is popular in several Arab countries such as Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria,and Iraq. A line dance, it is widely performed at weddings and joyous occasions...
are held at the festival. Several other Palestinian villages hold agricultural festivals for their main crop, such as Jifna
Jifna
Jifna is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank, Palestinian Territories, located north of Ramallah and north of Jerusalem. A village of about 1,400 people, Jifna has retained a Christian majority since the 6th century CE...
and its apricot festival and Artas
Artas, Bethlehem
Artas is a Palestinian village located four kilometers southwest of Bethlehem in the Bethlehem Governorate in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 3,663 in 2007.-History:...
and lettuce.
See also
- Feast of Saint GeorgeFeast of Saint GeorgeThe Feast of Saint George is a Palestinian holiday commemorating Saint George . The feast occurs annually on 5 May, and although it is originally a local Christian holiday, both Palestinian Christians and Muslims participate...