Dubai Properties Group Celebrates Mid Sha'aban with Popular Emirati Tradition 'Hag Al Leilah'

- Dubai Properties Group (DPG), a member of Dubai Holding, commemorated one of the UAE’s most popular traditions – ‘Hag Al Leilah’- with great fanfare, as part of its corporate responsibility (CR) program ‘Mubadara’.

Members under the Mubadara initiative came together to mark the middle of the Islamic month Shaaban, and distributed gift packs consisting of Hag Al Leilah goodies to over 1,550 of DPG’s employees.

Children adorning Emirati flag colors were received warmly by DPG’s top CEOs, as the children moved in procession from department to department, singing popular songs while asking for sweets and presents.

Fareda Abdullah, Executive Director - Human Capital at Dubai Properties Group, said: “In the UAE, ‘Hag El Leilah’ is the traditional name for this night, where gifts usually in the form of sweets are handed out. It is one of the customs that has been passed down from previous generations. Children use this night to go out knocking on the doors of their neighbors, asking for the night’s offerings with the phrase ’A’atoona Hag El Laylah’, which means, give us for tonight’s celebration.”

As the Corporate Responsibility arm of DPG, Mubadara was established last year to contribute towards the overall benefit of the society through participating in community related activities, particularly those that serve to highlight the UAE’s cultural values.

Founded on four core pillars of ‘Mubadara’, the Dubai Properties Group seeks to invest in the people at Dubai Properties, the environment, community and the stakeholders. Since its launch, Mubadara has facilitated the implementation of several CR programs for the benefit of a large number of stakeholders.