Kuwaiti Pearl Divers Sing the Fidjeri

by Cindy
(DiveNews.com)

The 18th Memorial Pearl Diving Trip held its traditional closing ceremony at the Kuwait Sports Sea Club (KSSC). The families of the young divers involved in this year's dive excursion met at the club to welcome their sons home. The women, especially the older ones, welcomed the seafarers with a high-pitched chant, known in Kuwait as 'Yebab'. Some brought flowers.


The divers sang traditional pearl diving songs, (the fidjeri) as a folk group played the traditional Kuwaiti drums. The divers then opened the oysters they had harvested during their eight-day pearl diving trip. This event is known as the 'Flaq' in Kuwait.

The divers after collecting the pearls presented them to the representative of the Amir-the Minister of Social Affairs and Labour Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah. Finally, the Kuwaiti flag was lowered, folded and given to the representative of HH the Amir, signaling the end of the diving season, known as 'Al-Ghaus' in the local dialect...


Read entire article here.

Kuwait City Water Towers on Seafront, Kuwait, Kuwait
Photographic Print

Keribar, Izzet


Buy at AllPosters.com