Summary Through colourful stalls and lively cultural music, the festival gave an insight into the culture and lifestyles of the fishing community. Photo: Dunya News
(Dunya News) – The three-day Sea Festival that aims to revive and celebrate the culture of coastal regions of Sindh kicked off in Karachi on Friday.
Through colourful stalls and lively cultural music, the festival gave an insight into the culture and lifestyles of the fishing community.
The fishermen performed the local dance ‘Leva’ to the best of drums, mimicking the waves of the sea anglers. Dressed in traditional clothes with headbands secured on their heads, the fishermen gave a live performance before audiences.
Leva and Mattki dances amazed visitors with their beautiful performances. Photo: Screengrab
Special ‘Mattki’ dance also attracted audiences as performers danced and swirled carefully balancing earthen pots on their heads.
Speaking to Dunya News, visitors said that the event has given them a chance to get to know the life and culture of fishermen, adding that events like these were a wonderful way to enjoy unique cultures of the region.
Beautiful items were displayed at the festival depicting marine life. Photo: Screengrab
Various stalls also became the centre of attraction, where clothes, items made of shells and jewellery, and marine life and birds made out of clay were displayed.
For more on this, watch a report by Dunya News below.
