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Ethiopian Coffee Featured at Africa Zone during Riyadh Season 2024

In the Africa Zone, coffee is traditionally prepared by manually roasting and grinding the beans - SPA
In the Africa Zone, coffee is traditionally prepared by manually roasting and grinding the beans - SPA
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Ethiopian Coffee Featured at Africa Zone during Riyadh Season 2024

In the Africa Zone, coffee is traditionally prepared by manually roasting and grinding the beans - SPA
In the Africa Zone, coffee is traditionally prepared by manually roasting and grinding the beans - SPA

The "Africa Zone" at Boulevard World is a key attraction for enthusiasts of authentic African culture during Riyadh Season 2024. A standout feature is "Ethiopian Coffee," which embodies hospitality and heritage. It is prepared using traditional methods that vary across the continent. Visitors can enjoy a range of unique flavours, with Ethiopian coffee celebrated for its high-quality beans and rich taste, according to SPA.
In the Africa Zone, coffee is traditionally prepared by manually roasting and grinding the beans, creating a flavorful beverage. It is served in an ambience inspired by African rituals, providing an authentic cultural experience. Live performances of traditional arts and music enrich the atmosphere, making it a vibrant cultural hub for visitors of all ages. The zone's kiosks also offer handcrafted African products, such as accessories and clothing, reflecting traditional craftsmanship and African aesthetics.
This event celebrates African heritage and contributes to Riyadh Season 2024's goal of presenting diverse cultures while positioning the Kingdom as a global tourist destination.
Boulevard World has seen several updates this season, including a 30% increase in size with five new zones: Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, Iran, Africa, and Courchevel. This brings the total number of zones to 22, representing various cultures worldwide, alongside 300 restaurants and cafes, over 890 retail shops, and 21 new events for different age groups, including theatrical performances and parades from several countries.

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Thousands Greet the Winter Solstice at the Ancient Stonehenge Monument

A person holds up a smart phone as they wait for sunrise during the winter Solstice celebrations at Stonehenge, England, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Anthony Upton)
A person holds up a smart phone as they wait for sunrise during the winter Solstice celebrations at Stonehenge, England, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Anthony Upton)
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Thousands Greet the Winter Solstice at the Ancient Stonehenge Monument

A person holds up a smart phone as they wait for sunrise during the winter Solstice celebrations at Stonehenge, England, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Anthony Upton)
A person holds up a smart phone as they wait for sunrise during the winter Solstice celebrations at Stonehenge, England, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Anthony Upton)

Thousands of tourists, pagans, druids and people simply yearning for the promise of spring marked the dawn of the shortest day of the year at the ancient Stonehenge monument on Saturday.

Revelers cheered and beat drums as the sun rose at 8:09 a.m. (0809 GMT) over the giant standing stones on the winter solstice — the shortest day and the longest night in the Northern Hemisphere. No one could see the sun through the low winter cloud, but that did not deter a flurry of drumming, chanting and singing as dawn broke.

There will be less than eight hours of daylight in England on Saturday — but after that, the days get longer until the summer solstice in June.

The solstices are the only occasions when visitors can go right up to the stones at Stonehenge, and thousands are willing to rise before dawn to soak up the atmosphere.

The stone circle, whose giant pillars each took 1,000 people to move, was erected starting about 5,000 years ago by a sun-worshiping Neolithic culture, according to The AP. Its full purpose is still debated: Was it a temple, a solar calculator, a cemetery, or some combination of all three?

In a paper published in the journal Archaeology International, researchers from University College London and Aberystwyth University said the site on Salisbury Plain, about 128 kilometers (80 miles) southwest of London, may have had political as well as spiritual significance.

That follows from the recent discovery that one of Stonehenge’s stones — the unique stone lying flat at the center of the monument, dubbed the “altar stone” — originated in Scotland, hundreds of miles north of the site. Some of the other stones were brought from the Preseli Hills in southwest Wales, nearly 240 kilometers (150 miles) to the west,

Lead author Mike Parker Pearson from UCL’s Institute of Archaeology said the geographical diversity suggests Stonehenge may have served as a “monument of unification for the peoples of Britain, celebrating their eternal links with their ancestors and the cosmos.”