Damascus-SANA
Within an exhibition of traditional and heritage crafts, 110 craftsmen from several regions carried their products to the Damascus Citadel to promote them, in the hope of gaining new customers and achieving a resource that improves their income.
SANA monitored the atmosphere of the exhibition organized by the Ministry of Tourism on World Tourism Day and will continue until next Saturday, where the craftsmen’s exhibits varied between mosaics, arabesques, glass, copperplates, pottery and straw. To participate in most exhibitions to market its products that require patience, accuracy and innovation, as well as encouraging people to take advantage of environmental waste.
From the Mama monastery in the Masyaf region, Yusra Eid, 66, came to display her crafts made of natural silk, such as shawls, pillows, table linens and silk napkins, the acquisition of which is one of the basics of preparing the bride, according to her saying, pointing out that she has been working in this profession for more than forty years and it is inherited from her family. The nature of the area that is famous for raising sericulture helped them choose this craft.
From the city of Quneitra, Mohi El-Din Al-Bayda, who works in the field of beekeeping, attended to display and introduce his products, pointing out that he used to participate in all exhibitions to communicate with consumers directly, know their opinions and gain new customers.
The only hope is to get out of the difficult conditions we live in, especially for housewives, with this, the plastic artist, Najwa Al-Sharif, described the artisanal handiwork, noting that she participated in the exhibition to market her handicrafts made of glass mosaic with beautiful colors, a work she has been doing for 30 years, stressing the importance of modernizing heritage works to encourage people to its acquisition.
The plastic artist Alaa Al-Ghabra also reserved a space for him in the exhibition, where he displayed his works of colored Aghabani and embroidered with Islamic and plant motifs and engineering drawings, pointing out that this profession was inherited from father to grandfather in their family and that his participation in the exhibition is an announcement of their return to production that they retired during the war years and were satisfied with selling only.
On a small table, the young woman, Helen Zaza, placed a group of cacti and succulents, which she planted herself in small colorful basins, as a hobby and a way to earn a material resource that improves her income, as she puts it.
Director of Damascus Tourism, Eng. Bassam Mardinelli, explained to SANA that the aim of the exhibition is to support craftsmen and help them find markets to sell their products and preserve traditional crafts from extinction.
Yesterday, on the occasion of World Tourism Day, a variety of artistic, cultural and recreational activities were launched in various governorates over a period of six days under the slogan “Tourism for Comprehensive Growth”.
Sakina Muhammed
