Saudi Arabia is Gearing Up to Celebrate 90th National Day

Yara Sameh

The kingdom of Saudi Arabia is gearing to celebrate 90th National Day, which is annually marked on September 23.

Saudi national day, also known as Al-Yaom-ul-Watany, is celebrated with folklore dances, songs, and traditional festivals.

The roads and buildings are decorated with Saudi flags and people wear green shirts.

The national day – which became a public holiday in 2007 – commemorates the renaming of the country from the “Kingdom of Nejd Hejaz” to the “Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” by Saudi Arabia King Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud, on Sept. 23, 1932.

The day is also an opportunity to learn about the work of King Abdulaziz, who changed the name of Arabia to his family name, and what he did to establish his family dominance over Arabia.

To mark this special occasion, the Saudi General Entertainment Authority (GEA) will host several concerts performed by Arab world major performers for 5 days at the King Abdullah Sports City.

It will be the country's first time to host concerts since the coronavirus outbreak.

In July, the GEA published guidelines for the resumption of entertainment activities in the country, taking precautionary measures against coronavirus into consideration.

The concerts will feature the performance of Rashed al-Majed, Aseel Abu Bakr, Majid al-Muhandis, Abadi al-Johar, Dalia Mubarak, and Rabih Saqer.

Amr Diab, Angham, Mohamed Hamaki, and Tamer Ashour are also set to partake in the celebrations.