Culture Qatar & France Zeina & Sara 6A

Contents  Qatar  Map of Qatar  Traditional sports in Qatar  Traditional Ceremonies in Qatar  Traditional Food in Qatar  Traditional Clothes in Qatar  France  Map of France  Traditional Food in France  Traditional Clothes in France  Traditional sports in France  Traditional Ceremonies in France

Qatar

Map of Qatar

Traditional sports in Qatar  Sports -important role in Qatar.  Qatar hosted The Asian Games, Qatar Masters.  Is going to host FIFA 2022  Traditional sport, such as camel racing, and horse races  International sports, such as tennis, golf, etc.  Football is popular in Qatar

Traditional Ceremonies in Qatar  On the 18 th of December National Day  Camel owner makes ceremony if camel wins race

Traditional Food in Qatar  The most popular food in Qatar is mutton and lamb along with cow and goat milk from yogurt.  Dates are eaten daily for Qataris, very healthy.  Use hands to eat, three fingers.  Majbos and Haris are also popular foods in Qatar  Qatar traded food with India for many years, they get some of their food from there.

Traditional Clothes in Qatar  Men wear Thobes, Ghutra, and Ogaal  A dress like cloth that comes in different colors  The Ghutra is cloth folded and placed on the head  The Ogaal is a black or brown rope-like coil place on top of the Ghutra  Woman cover their hair  They wear an abaya  Some women cover their faces with a black cloth

France

Map of France

Traditional Food in France  Most common desserts in France is the Éclair.  Are famous eating frog legs and snails. They eat cassoulet and ratatouille which they saycassoulet and ratatouille Is easy to prepare.  There are also other desserts like crème brulee Crepes.

Traditional Clothes in France  Scarves that are knotted, knitted, and made of wool.  Sneakers worn in winter and summer. Slim colorful ones. They were sandals in hot summers.  Striped shirts are common in France, as well as sweaters  The little black dress is usual, and so are Sun Dresses.

Traditional sports in France  One of the most popular sports of France are football, handball, rugby, basketball, and tennis.  There are cycling races that cover 2,235 miles in 3 weeks.  French people enjoy walking in the sunshine to worship the sun.  Parkour is a sport that the French play, it is a form of free running with jumping leaping and climbing. It is a non competitive sport.  Boules is when a group of people throw a heavy ball and try to get each other out of the game.

Traditional Ceremonies in France  In France people have 11 celebrations a year.  They celebrate  New Year’s Day 1 st of Jan  Labor Day 1 st of May  WWII Victory Day 8 th of May  Bastille Day 14 th of Jul  All Saints Day 1 st Nov  Armistice Day 11 th Nov  Christmas Day (Noël) 25th of Dec

Differences between Qatar and France  Qatari architecture is more cultural, French is more to the time it was built  French culture is more open, Qatari culture is more conservative  Climate is also very different in winter  Traditional foods are also different

Similarities between Qatar and France  Qatari and French people both have very defined cultures.  Summer temperatures are about the same, excluding humidity

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