Civilization and features of development did not prevent the people of the Umm Shan neighborhood in Unaizah Governorate from inheriting the customs of their parents and grandparents in the neighborhood’s Diwaniya, which was established 16 years ago, and which witnesses many events and initiatives throughout the year, especially in the blessed month of Ramadan, where the people participate in preparing the breakfast and suhoor meals to contribute to preserving the old habits to be inherited by a generation. After a generation, in an atmosphere of familiarity, love and simplicity.
Abdullah Al-Farhan, a resident of the neighborhood, explained that Al-Diwaniyah is the meeting point for the neighborhood’s residents and their guests, indicating that the presence of young people in Al-Diwaniyah contributes to preserving them and investing their time by sitting with the elderly and teaching them games that suit all ages, such as “carrom”, “domna”, volleyball and many other games. The old popularity, and he added: «The connection between the neighborhoods is almost broken, and the neighborhood meetings are old habits that we are keen to revive and preserve from extinction, useful that popular games contribute to movement and thinking away from the connection of smart devices to produce a generation that preserves the habits of its fathers and grandfathers». Abdullah Al-Sharif indicated that the “Umm Shan” diwaniya gathered the diaspora of those who left after the construction boom and now return to meet their companions, stressing that the specificity of the blessed month of Ramadan made the activities in the evening period, which begins after the Tarawih prayer until before the Fajr prayer.
Ibrahim Al-Shamsan (Unaizah) @Okaz_online
