Culture and civilization of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is known for its unique lifestyle in the entire world. It’s a beautiful land with a lot of specifications. It’s a land of beautiful charm and beauty. Saudi Arabia passed ancient civilization.

The promulgation of Islam started from this land. In the fifth and sixth centuries, mankind stood on the verge of chaos. It seemed that the civilization which had taken four thousand years to grow had started crumbling. At that time, the holy prophet proclaimed himself as a prophet and the life of an ignorant bedouin people has started to change. The Saudi traditions derived from Islamic teachings. Saudi Arabia is the centre point of all Muslim Ummah as their beloved prophet shrine is there in Madina. Moreover the hajj is also performed in the holy city of Makkah which is situated in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia obsessed a religious culture. They seek guidance from the holy book the holy Quran. Muslims offer prayer five times in a day and Friday is their holiday. However, some companies have Thursday and Friday for the weekend. National holidays include the birth of The Holy Prophet SAW and the Yom-e ashore. In the holy month of Ramzan Muslim must have to fast and then the working hours limited to six hours per day. The official language of this land is Arabic. It’s an eloquent language. A rich literary and poetical expression found in their poems. The Women cannot travel alone and drive cars as well. 

They have to wear hijab and their relationship with other men than their guardian is prohibited. It is a social norm that they should not show affection on the public place. Homosexuality is prohibited and the punishment for this sin is death. Drugs and alcohol are forbidden and some other things that may be deemed pornography. In meeting etiquette, they like to come close to show affection by shaking and kissing each other. The dressing code of the Arabian people is a long cloak and women wear abaya. Football is their national game. Although Saudi Arabia has their traditions about music but cinema culture could not permit here. It’s a multicultural country person from all over the world come here to work and travel. However, many people speak English to communicate who worked there. This land is rich in oil resources. So they need much labour to work. One can earn best in one of the richest country of the world.