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(詳細はUnited Arab Emirates, an Islamic and Arabic country in the Middle East, was established in 1971 by the enormous efforts of its leaders. Despite its relatively short existence, it has devolved its own unique traditions and costumes that are distinguished from the nearby countries. As the case for any country, there must be a few traditional sports that are passed down from a generation to the next and each country must preserve at any cost for it is said before that a country with no past has no future. Listed here are three of the main traditional sports in the UAE and a brief explanation of each one. == Falconry == One of UAE's oldest tradition is falconry and it dates to past times. It is not known exactly when falconry emerged but some history mentions assume that it dates back to 2000 years. In the old times falconry started as means to source for food, and it was to hunt hares and houbara mostly. In addition to that it was considered a way of life for leaders of the tribe and the rest of the tribe, it was done in the broad of day light and then later on it was the topic around the evening get-togethers. Furthermore, there was another companion that went hand to hand with falcons, which was the saluki hunting dogs, but saluki in addition to assisting falcons; it was mainly for hunting down gazelles. A few might think that falconry is easy as it sounds, actually it is not. It requires a deal of patience, skill and courage to tame, capture and train a falcon. To protect this traditional sport and also to make sure that falcons were treated properly, a number of laws were laid down in sake of preserving this goal. The idea of placing trackers under each falcon skin with a unique identification numbers was established by Emirates Bird Society. This will help a great deal in tracking down the patterns of falcon’s migration and will open new possibilities of preserving this unique breed. A few years ago, an idea to issue passports to these birds was undertaken and was aimed at checking the illegal trade of falcons. Today, falconry is an endangered branch of Dubai’s rich cultural legacy. Rapid urbanization in the UAE over the last few years has adversely affected the natural habitat of the falcons. Moreover, new falconers do not respect the codes of practicing this sport and also indulge in over-hunting. This has posed a threat to these beautiful birds as well as to the cultural offshoot of the game itself. In order to preserve this sport for posterity’s sake, the UAE government is working in collaboration with UNESCO for imbuing falconry with the status of a cultural heritage across the globe and attracting more Dubai holiday makers for this reason. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Traditional sports in the United Arab Emirates」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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