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Village traditions
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Village traditions - South Lebanon border villages - South Lebanon villages - Christian border villages - Village lifeTyre, five thousand years of history by the sea
Tyre, one of the world's oldest cities, carries nearly 5,000 years of Phoenician, Roman, and Lebanese history along the mediterranean.By Jenna Geagea -
Village traditions - Lebanese theatre - Lebanese traditions - Acting - Al Qorne al bayda - ZghartaAl Qorne Al Bayda: A look inside Zgharta’s traditions
Through Al-Qorne Al-Bayda, writer and director Yehya Jaber and actress Maria Douaihy take audiences inside the traditions, beliefs and stories of Zgharta and Ehden. Through one actress and multiple female characters, the play explores the women, customs and social realities that shaped the region while bringing its collective memories to the stage.
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Village traditions - Maronite heritage - Village life - Christian villages - Maronite Church - MaronitesGhosta, a village of faith and education
Ghosta is a historic Maronite village whose monasteries, schools and cultural figures helped shape the religious and intellectual life of Mount Lebanon.By Jenna Geagea -
Village traditions - Eid in Lebanon - Lebanese villages - Village life - Christian villages - Eid el SaydeHrajel's unique celebration of Eid el Sayde
Hrajel blends centuries-old Maronite heritage, mountain traditions, and religious devotion with a major summer festival that brings the village together each August.By The Beiruter
