The Lekouassem Falconry Festival makes a splash

The rural commune of Zaouiat Lekouassem hosted the third edition of the Falconry Festival from 29 to 31 May, marked by the participation of falconers from the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.The Provincial Association for Cultural Affairs and the Lekouassem Falconers Association of Ouled Frej, in collaboration with the Regional Directorate of Culture, organised the third edition of the Falconry Festival from 29 to 31 May in the rural commune of Zaouiat Lekouassem, one of the last bastions of falconry in the country. This exceptional event, organised under the theme "Falconry: ancestral tradition and universal heritage", coincides with the fourth anniversary of the classification of falconry on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. It pays tribute to the ancient Lekouassem falconers who have managed to preserve and perpetuate the traces of a centu…