Camel Heda'a Explained

Camel Heda’a (Arabic: حداء الإبل, Heda’a Al Ebel) is an oral tradition of calling a flock of camels passed on through generations.^[1] It is one of the oral expressions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Oman and United Arab Emirates.^{[2] [3]}

Description

Camel Heda'a It can be defined as a set of sounds made by camel herders to communicate with their flocks and deliver a specific message on different occasions. The camels interact with those sounds depending on the tone and how they are trained by herders.^[4]

Location

Every place where camels are kept e.g. Arabian Peninsula.^[5]

Inscription on UNESCO

On 30 November 2022, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in cooperation with Sultanate of Oman and United Arab Emirates, succeeded in inscribing "AlHeda'a" element on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).^[6]

External links

• Files 2022 under process - intangible heritage - Culture Sector - UNESCO

Notes and References

1. Web site: حداء الإبل أغنيات الرعاة ومواويل الصحراء. www.albayan.ae. 7 April 2012 .
2. Web site: الحِداء… أغنية البجعة البدوية. August 13, 2021. اندبندنت عربية.
3. Web site: ICH UNESCO. 21 November 2022. 4 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704200408/https://ich.unesco.org/doc/download.php?versionID=65483. dead.
4. Web site: حداء الابل The Singing of Camel Herders to The Flocks - حصر التراث غير المادي في المملكة العربية السعودية IHSAI . 2022-11-21 . sites.google.com . 21 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221121160718/https://sites.google.com/a/shps.org.sa/sh/home/qaymte-nhn_trathna-lhsr-altrath-althqafy-ghyr-almady/camel-singing . dead .
5. Web site: حداء الابل The Singing of Camel Herders to The Flocks - حصر التراث غير المادي في المملكة العربية السعودية IHSAI. sites.google.com. 21 November 2022. 21 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221121160718/https://sites.google.com/a/shps.org.sa/sh/home/qaymte-nhn_trathna-lhsr-altrath-althqafy-ghyr-almady/camel-singing. dead.
6. Web site: New inscriptions to the UNESCO Intangible cultural heritage . 2022-11-30 . UNESCO .