UAE President attends the March of the Union - in pictures
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President Sheikh Mohamed attends the March of the Union at the Sheikh Zayed Heritage Festival, alongside Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence. All photos: UAE Presidential Court -
Al Forsan aerobatic team perform a flyover during the annual event -
Camel riders participate in the parade, which served as the finale for the UAE's Eid Al Etihad celebrations -
Sheikh Mohamed greets Sheikh Mohamed bin Saif bin Zayed. Senior Emirati officials including Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, attended -
The parade in Al Wathba aimed to share Emirati culture with future generations -
Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Sheikh Omar bin Zayed, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, and Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohamed, take part in a traditional dance -
The annual march took place at the Sheikh Zayed Heritage Festival -
Tradition and national symbolism were at the heart of the celebrations -
A camel rider performs at the march, where tribesmen gathered in national attire, carrying daggers, swords and UAE flags -
Thousands of UAE tribesmen took part in the event -
The crowd was entertained by a horse riding show, as well as other Emirati traditions -
Sheikh Mohamed attends the parade alongside Sheikh Hamdan and Sheikh Saif bin Mohammed -
A horse trainer shows off his skills -
Emirati girls perform a hair dance at the annual parade -
Sheikh Mohamed, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Hamdan and Sheikh Saif attend the event -
The parade, organised by the Presidential Court, featuredtribesmen from across the UAE
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