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Saudi Arabia marks National Day today

 
The Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development announced the country is celebrating a holiday for Saudi National Day 2023 on Saturday.

This holiday applies to both the public and private sectors.

The Saudi National Day holiday is marked in a variety of ways such as fireworks, drone shows, cultural performances, and events. The festivities to mark this year’s celebrations kicked off in Riyadh as well as other cities across the kingdom on Wednesday and will last till Sunday.

Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority announced that the theme for 2023 is “We Dream and We Achieve.” The theme was chosen to reflect the rapid progress made by the kingdom in recent years in all spheres, as well as its plans for the future, reported the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

The 93rd National Day was assigned a logo which was inspired by a “painter’s brush, drawing the borders of Saudi Arabia to embrace the dream with determination and persistence”.

The logo’s colors are inspired by the nation’s flag color, reported SPA.