The UAE Celebrates National Day At Expo 2017 Astana, Launches ‘Emirati-Kazakh Friendship Days’

The National Media Council (NMC) organised symbolic celebrations to mark the UAE’s National Day at Expo 2017 Astana, which concludes on Sunday, September 10, 2017, in the Kazakh capital.

A long-standing tradition at world expos, the “symbolic national day” allows participating countries to showcase their culture, heritage and traditions to the international audience. The festivities included a broad range of exciting cultural and artistic performances that reflect the UAE’s rich and deep-rooted heritage, including a performance by the Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development’s UAE National Band for Folklore Arts, as well as a flag parade to the UAE Pavilion and engaging displays of traditional henna and Arabic calligraphy, with popular Emirati dishes to sample.