Cultural event held in Tartous city to mark the World Short Story Day

The World Short Story Day is a global celebration of the art of  storytelling.  On this day , as many people as possible tell and listen to stories in  as many places as possible . Participants in the events marking this day tell each other about their events in order to share stories and inspiration, to learn from each other and create international contacts. 

 

The significance of the event lies in the fact that it is the first global celebration of storytelling of its kind, and has been important in forging links between storytellers often working far apart from each other. It has also been significant in drawing public and media attention to storytelling as an art form.

 

Marking this occasion , which is celebrated internationally on the 14th of February of each year, the Tartous Culture Directorate organized an event that included story readings with the participation of a number of  writers from the governorate.

 

“This  cultural event is a continuation of the activities that accompany constantly international celebrations on cultural days and events” Director of Tartous Culture Kamal Badran said in a statement to SANA.  

 

The writer Ghassan Wannous highlighted  in a story entitled (Al Mafraq)  the importance of belonging  to make a meaning of the resistance, indicating that many things which were rejected have become later a beautiful memory.

 

For her part, the writer Duha Ahmed revealed  in her story “A Bright Memory”  the world of love and loyalty when separation, disappointment and the pain of forgetting affect the  life. The writer stressed , through the story of the suffering of a man with Alzheimer’s disease who could not forget his mother’s love,  that love remains the bright  place.

 

The author  Heba Zahra chose her story “The Waiting Palm” to refer to  the waiting of the beloved, the wife and the mother during the war against Syria , indicating that she  inspired  the title from  the position and symbolism of the palm tree, so that the waiting was unusual, and it is a collective situation that every Syrian woman suffered during the time of the terrorist war on Syria.

 

The writer Balsam Muhammad presented in her story (Tawq and  Lou’lou’) an emotional case that confirms that the neck collar does not have to be stifling, but in many cases it is an embodiment of the reality of beauty and love.

 

Rawaa Ghanam