Rare snowfall in Saudi Arabia. What are the local customs when it snows heavily?

In recent days, affected by Hurricane Alexa, countries in the Middle East have experienced rare low temperature weather. Countries such as Saudi Arabia have experienced the worst snowfall in a century, and people's excitement is obvious. King Abdullah II of Jordan had to help clean up his snow-covered car. It is reported that Saudi Arabian men uploaded a strange video on YouTube to celebrate the arrival of heavy snow. The video shows that the man danced excitedly in the snow, somersaulted, and then plunged into the snow, his legs dangling and his friends were laughing. The video was taken by a friend with his mobile phone. The video has been viewed more than 2 million times since it was uploaded.

Nearly half of Saudi Arabia's territory is desert, and there has been a rare heavy snow recently. June 38, 2008+10/October 3, after three days of heavy snow, the mountains and roads in the northwest of Tabuk were covered. To celebrate the first snow, Tabuk residents performed traditional folk dances. In addition, many people drive to enjoy the rare beauty, and there are hundreds of cars stuck in the road.

The Saudi Meteorological Center reported on June 3, 65438/KLOC-0 that thunderstorms, heavy rains and hail are expected to occur in Mecca and Riyadh. June 5438+ 10 is the coldest month in Saudi Arabia, and Tabuk is one of the coldest months in China, but it is usually dry, with an average temperature of 4? C Saudi Arabia experienced snowfall on 202 1 and 20 18. According to the researchers, as previously reported, in the past century, due to climate change, the rainfall in this area has increased significantly, so it will take about10.5 million years to achieve afforestation.

Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Syria and other countries in the Middle East have suffered the once-in-a-century snowfall, which has caused traffic paralysis in many places. The area around Jerusalem, Israel, suffered the worst snowfall in 60 years, and Cairo, the capital of Egypt, suffered the first snowfall since 190 1. Cairo is located in North Africa, with a subtropical grassland and desert climate. Dry and little rain, the average temperature in winter is 9- 19 degrees Celsius. Most of Saudi Arabia is desert, with high temperature and little rain, not to mention the rare snowfall. For local people, snow is a kind of? Surprise? They were surprised when they woke up after a night's sleep and saw a layer of snow on the ground. People expressed their shock on social media.