Bahrain National Day · 16 December 2026 · 55th
كل عام والبحرين بخير
A National Day card that dives for its pearls and strings them into a necklace
A dhow at dawn on the Gulf, its sail the red and white flag. Dive, and under the water there are five oysters on the sand. Tap each: it opens on a pearl and one of your photos in a pearl locket, and a thread joins them as they open. The necklace rises to the surface and the five pearls form the 55 over the dhow while Manama lights up across the bay, with fireworks in red and white. Then a great oyster opens on the greeting: your logo or name, the wish in Arabic and English, your message and sign-off. Five minutes to make, one link to send on WhatsApp.
Countdown to 16 December
5 m · Five pearls
خمس لآلئ، بحرين واحدة
Bahrain was the pearling capital of the Gulf for two thousand years; its Pearling Path in Muharraq is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The flag carries five white points for the five pillars of Islam. The card ties the two together: five oysters on the sand, five pearls with your photos inside, one necklace, one number.
12 m · How it plays
كيف تُعرض البطاقة
الغوص
A dhow at dawn, its sail the flag. Dive, and five oysters wait on the sand under the light.
المحار
Tap each: it opens on a pearl and one of your photos in a pearl locket, named. A thread joins them as they open.
العقد
The five pearls rise to the surface and form the 55 over the dhow while Manama lights up. Tap for fireworks in red and white.
الصدفة
A great oyster opens on the greeting: your logo or name, the wish in Arabic and English, your message and sign-off.
15 m · What is inside
ما تحمله البطاقة
Bahrain's oldest story, told by the receiver's own hand: dive from a dhow whose sail is the flag, find the five oysters on the sand, and open each one.
Each oyster opens on a pearl and one of your photos in a pearl locket, with its name under it. A thread joins the pearls as they open. Oysters without a photo hold a landmark of the kingdom.
The five pearls rise to the surface and take their places in the 55 that forms in pearl over the dhow, while Manama lights up across the bay. Tap for fireworks in red and white.
A great oyster closes the card: its lid lifts, a pearl at the hinge, and the greeting rests in the nacre.
The headline reads in both; choose which leads. Prompts in Arabic or English. Add an Arabic message under the English one.
Sent on WhatsApp it plays by itself. The receiver can also dive, open the oysters and set off the fireworks; the recorder plays it through for a video.
Share a private link on WhatsApp, email or Teams. It opens in any browser on any phone, nothing to install. Or export a 9:16 video for a story.
Set the number once: 55 for 2026, 56 next year. The template is ready for every 16 December.
20 m · On the horizon
معالم المملكة
مركز التجارة العالمي
World Trade Center
Manama's twin sails
جامع الفاتح الكبير
Al Fateh Grand Mosque
The great dome
قلعة البحرين
Qal'at al-Bahrain
Dilmun's fort, UNESCO
شجرة الحياة
Tree of Life
Alone in the desert, 400 years
باب البحرين
Bab Al Bahrain
The gateway to the souq
قلعة عراد
Arad Fort
Muharraq's island fort
30 m · Who it is for
لمن هذه البطاقة
For the family
للعائلة
From: The Al Khalifa family
“Fifty-five years of a kingdom built like a pearl, layer by layer, by the sea. Happy National Day to every one of us.”
خمسة وخمسون عاماً من مملكة بُنيت كاللؤلؤة. كل عام والبحرين بخير، وكل عام وأنتم بخير.
For a company
للشركة
From: Lulu Financial Group
“To our team and partners across the kingdom: thank you for building with us. Happy 55th National Day, Bahrain.”
إلى فريقنا وشركائنا في المملكة: شكراً لأنكم تبنون معنا. كل عام والبحرين بخير.
For a school or team
للمدرسة أو الفريق
From: Grade 6A, Ibn Khuldoon School
“Five points, one flag, one classroom. Happy National Day from all of us.”
خمس نقاط، علم واحد، صف واحد. كل عام والبحرين بخير من جميعنا.
40 m · Say it in Arabic
قلها بالعربية
كل عام والبحرين بخير
Kul aam wal Bahrain bikhair
May Bahrain be well every year
عيد وطني مجيد
Eid Watani Majeed
A glorious National Day
دام عزك يا بحرين
Daam izzik ya Bahrain
May your glory last, Bahrain
Happy National Day, Bahrain. Pride, peace and prosperity to you and yours.
كل عام والبحرين بخير. فخر وسلام وازدهار لكم ولأسركم.
Five points, one kingdom. Happy 55th National Day.
خمس نقاط، مملكة واحدة. عيد وطني مجيد.
From the pearl banks to the towers of Manama: fifty-five years, and still rising.
من هيرات اللؤلؤ إلى أبراج المنامة: خمسة وخمسون عاماً، ولا نزال نرتفع.
To the kingdom that found its pearls and became one. Happy National Day.
إلى المملكة التي وجدت لآلئها وصارت واحدة. عيد وطني مجيد.
From our team to yours: Happy National Day, Bahrain.
من فريقنا إلى فريقكم: كل عام والبحرين بخير.
Wishing you a National Day full of pride and the people you love.
نتمنى لكم عيداً وطنياً مليئاً بالفخر وبمن تحبون.
More wishes for employees, clients, friends and a WhatsApp status in the National Day wishes post.
50 m · Templates
القوالب
60 m · Questions
أسئلة شائعة
The date, the pearls, the languages, the price. If it is not here, the wishes post has the words and the editor has the rest.
Keep reading
For family, friends, employees, clients and a WhatsApp status.
Spirit of the Union, for 2 December.
The other company-wide Arabic greeting of the year.
Wednesday, 16 December 2026, with the public holiday running 16 and 17 December. The 16th marks the founding of the modern state and independence in 1971; the 17th marks the accession of His Majesty King Hamad. Greetings go out on the evening of the 15th and through the 16th; companies usually send theirs on the last working day before.
Bahrain was the pearling capital of the Gulf for two thousand years, and its Pearling Path in Muharraq is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The card tells that story: a dhow, a dive, five oysters, five pearls. Five, for the five white points of the flag.
Yes. The headline is shown in both Arabic and English and you choose which leads. Every field accepts Arabic: the sender, the message, the sign-off and the photo captions. The on-screen prompts can be set to Arabic too.
Yes. Add your logo, write to employees or clients, sign off with the company name, and send one link to everyone on WhatsApp, email or Teams. The page above has wording for employees, clients and partners.
The card plays by itself: the dive, the five oysters opening on the pearls and your photos, the necklace rising and forming the 55 over the dhow, the fireworks, and the shell opening on the greeting. If they tap, they play it themselves.
The Bahrain World Trade Center, Al Fateh Grand Mosque, Qal'at al-Bahrain, the Tree of Life, Arad Fort and Bab Al Bahrain stand on the horizon across the bay. Oysters without a photo open on one of them, drawn in pearl line.
It opens on a soft cinematic track at low volume. In the editor you can change it to any library track or turn it off, and add a voice note.
Building, previewing and sharing the link are free. Premium removes the watermark and unlocks the video download; the price is shown in the editor in your currency.
عيد وطني مجيد
Five minutes to make. One link for WhatsApp, or a 9:16 video for a story. Free to build and preview.
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