Culture of Saudi Arabia

Tash Ma Tash (Arabic: طاش ما طاش) ("No Big Deal" in English) was a popular Saudi Arabian satirical comedy that ran for 19 seasons and is considered one of the most successful television works in Saudi Arabia and the Arab world. The show followed a sketch comedy format. It aired on the Saudi State-owned television channel Saudi 1 for 13 seasons but in 2005 it was bought by MBC. New episodes ran exclusively during Ramadan right after sunset. The United States Library of Congress requested some parts of the work to be placed in the library’s archive. The idea of the series started through the artists Abdullah Al Sadhan and Nasser Al Qasabi, and directed by Amer Al Hamoud. After the first two seasons, the trio separated to be the duo Abdullah Al Sadhan and Nasser Al-Qasabi, in cooperation with the director Abdul Khaleq AlGhanem.

Saudis (Arabic: سعوديون, Suʿūdiyyūn) or Saudi Arabians are an ethnic group and nation native to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, who speak the Arabic language, a Central Semitic language, and share a common ancestry, history, and culture. They are mainly composed of Arabs and live in the five historical Regions: Najd, Hejaz, Asir, Tihamah and Al-Ahsa; the regions which the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was founded on or what was formerly known as the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd in the Arabian Peninsula. Saudis speak one of the dialects of Peninsular Arabic, including the Hejazi, Najdi, Gulf and Southern Arabic dialects (which includes Bareqi), as a mother tongue.

Shabana is a traditional celebration undertaken by Non-Arab immigrants settled in the Hijaz in the mid-19th century. It is mainly held in Makkah. It is traced back to 70 years ago. The celebration is held by immigrants families by the end of the month of Sha'ban, that precedes the Holy Islamic month of Ramadan. In this event, ladies arrange a celebration where they wear special dresses and serve special kind of dishes. On the other hand, men arrange a picnic where they ride horses, fish or swim and this may last for more than one day. It is an innovation that is not permitted by Islamic law.

Public holidays in Saudi Arabia (Arabic: العطل الرمية في السودية) In Saudi Arabia there are few holidays, compared with other countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council, but they have long-term holidays from 10 to 12 days. Where the expense of public holidays in Saudi Arabia only as days of work, in addition to the daily Friday and Saturday weekend, amounting to vacations up to more than two weeks.

Sex segregation, sex separation, sex partition, gender segregation, gender separation, or gender partition is the physical, legal, or cultural separation of people according to their gender or biological sex at any age. Sex segregation can simply refer to the physical and spatial separation by sex without any connotation of illegal discrimination. In other circumstances, sex segregation can be controversial. Depending on the circumstances, it can be a violation of capabilities and human rights and can create economic inefficiencies; on the other hand, some supporters argue that it is central to certain religious laws and social and cultural histories and traditions.

Khawlani Coffee Beans (Arabic: البن الخولاني) are a type of coffee bean cultivated in the region of the Khawlan mountains (Sarat Khawlan). These mountains spread from the southwestern part of Saudi Arabia to the northwestern part . The province of Jazan in Saudi Arabia, and the governorate are where these mountains are situated. Those are main regions for the cultivation of this type of coffee due to the presence of all the geographical and climatic conditions required for its cultivation. The mountainous soil is rich in the necessary nutrients to give the coffee its distinctive flavour. The Khawlani coffee is characterised by an oily layer as well as its well-known and distinctive odour.

The Saudi Heritage Preservation Society (SHPS) is a Saudi charitable society established on 17 May 2010 and concerned with the preservation of national heritage where the constituent meeting was held in the National Museum of Saudi Arabia. It has been registered by UNESCO as an international nongovernmental organization in safeguarding heritage.

The Saudi National Orchestra and Choir is a Saudi national professional musical group formed in 2021 by the Music Commission, one of 11 sector-specific commissions under the Ministry of Culture.