Jericho hosts heritage festival to revive traditional crafts

The Just Pro Event company organized the Khayzuran heritage festival in Jericho, a city in the West Bank, in collaboration with the Islamic Orphanage in Jerusalem.

The event took place at the Arab Construction Project Association to promote traditional crafts, national products, and startup projects. The three day festival featured more than 100 stalls and marketing shops. These spaces displayed products like embroidery, dates, and handmade goods from women's cooperatives and local associations.

Organizers planned to use the festival proceeds to fund projects for the association, including a college to teach vocational and agricultural skills to children from underprivileged families. Craftspeople and enthusiasts used the event to showcase the history of Jericho and traditional crafts. One participant highlighted the Khayzuran craft, which has been linked to Palestine for about a century since 1922.

The festival aims to transform these crafts into sustainable careers to counter the decline of local industries caused by closures and administrative obstacles. Organizers expressed plans to host an international Palestinian handicraft festival next year.