• The event included a military parade by the Interior Ministry
• Eight carriages with cutting-edge designs were part of the march
• The creatively made ‘Al-Nakheel’ carriage leads off the march

More than 4,800 artists took part in the ‘Founding March’ event, which was organized by the Ministry of Culture and held on Prince Turki Bin Abdulaziz Al-Awwal Road in Riyadh.

The event included a military parade put on by the Interior Ministry, exhibition of well-known performing arts, and works of art that exemplify Saudi culture and values.

The Ministry of Interior and its security divisions put on a military musical show called ‘Sacrifice’ in which they represented the security message that has persisted since the creation of the first Saudi state and has protected the country’s security and safety to this day.

Eight carriages with cutting-edge designs were part of the ‘Founding March,’ each of which simulated a component of the real Saudi culture that has been integral to the Kingdom’s identity throughout its lengthy history spanning more than three centuries.

The creatively made ‘Al-Nakheel’ carriage leads off the march. In the centre of the carriage are palm palms on the agricultural land and farmers appearing as people harvesting dates; all around them are ladies holding baskets of dates.

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The second carriage, the ‘sailboat,’ showed a sailing boat with a collection of oysters and pearls, one of the Kingdom’s maritime riches, as well as a fishing net at the bottom of the vessel and a few sailors gathered around it.

The march’s third carriage was devoted to honouring ‘Saudi coffee.’ Models of Arabic coffee cups and dates were included.

The top of the fourth carriage, which was designated for ‘weaving,’ had a huge carpet. The march’s fifth carriage included a lute, illuminated musical notes with tambourines on either side, and ancient sheets of music at the bottom surrounded by players on all sides as it praised ‘Saudi music.’

A giant illuminated text and an Arabic calligraphy feather were displayed in the sixth carriage, which was devoted to ‘Arabic calligraphy,’ and it was flanked by groups of artists who were also holding a feather and ancient lanterns.

Although the last carriage highlighted the beauty of the Kingdom’s green oasis to tell the tale of the Kingdom’s natural variety, the seventh carriage showcased the beauty of purebred Arabian horses through the use of various individuals and purebred horses accompanying the carriage.