expanded Janadriya Complex, attracted over 150,000 families to the Janadriya Festival for Culture and Heritage on the first day dedicated to families, festival organizers said. The French Pavilion at the Janadriya village has attracted the most visitors who were received by the French ambassador to the Kingdom. France is the honored guest of the festival this year. The Madina pavilion and the Jizan village have also had “good” traffic, a security woman at the festival said. The Kingdom of Woman pavilion has attracted over 70,000 women who visited the craftsmen's tents. “Over 50 security women, including schoolteachers and housewives, organized traffic inside the Kingdom of Woman pavilion,” said Nouf Al-Khamis, chief female security officer. Security was tight to prevent the theft of purses, cell phones, and personal attacks, she added. The operetta presented at the grand opening ceremony was repeated for the visitors. The families used the free shuttle service to go around the Janadriya complex.
