“It is not a rosary.” The secret behind an accessory that caught the eye at the El Gouna Festival

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The stories of the ninth session of the El Gouna Film Festival were not limited to films, honors, and star looks on the red carpet, but rather extended to an accessory that aroused the curiosity of followers, after it appeared in the hands of a number of artists, with some thinking it was a rosary because of its design that resembled its successive beads.

This piece turned into a funny snapshot from behind the scenes of the festival, after users on social media circulated pictures of it, wondering about its nature and the secret of its appearance with more than one artist during the daytime events and seminars.

During the festival's activities, specifically during dialogue sessions and seminars related to stars, a piece appeared that appeared at first glance to be a rosary or a traditional accessory, but it is in fact a small hand fan with a long handle and a chain resembling rosary beads.

This fan helps to ventilate and overcome the heat of the atmosphere while attending events, while the necklace attached to it allows it to be carried or hung, which explains its different design that caught attention and raised questions.

In conjunction with the circulation of pictures of the fan and funny comments about its appearance, clarifications appeared on social media platforms to reveal its truth.

Artist Ulfat Omar explained, in a comment on a Facebook post, that the piece is a hand fan equipped with a knot to hang it on, and is used to help with ventilation due to the temperature of the atmosphere inside seminar halls and dialogue sessions.

Thus, it became clear that the accessory that confused the followers was not a rosary, but rather a practical tool that was designed in a way that made its shape unfamiliar to many.

The fans were spotted during press coverage of the festival's activities, including dialogue sessions related to the symposium honoring the artist Mona Zaki, which witnessed the presence of a number of art stars.

Interest in the scene was not limited to those present, but extended to social media users, who shared photos and raised questions about the nature of the piece, before its true function became clear.

This incident reflects some of the spontaneous details that accompany art festivals, as the audience’s follow-up does not stop at the films shown, the awards, and the looks of the artists, but also extends to the accessories and unconventional shots that appear behind the scenes.

Thus, a hand fan designed for a practical purpose turned into one of the funny stories circulating during the El Gouna Festival, after its shape resembling a rosary aroused the curiosity of followers, proving that some small details may reserve a space of interest for themselves amid the momentum of artistic events.