Chances are you don't know about this old Lebanese Ramadan tradition

This weekend, we went to downtown Beirut for a festival to mark Sibanet Ramadan.

Never heard of that tradition?

Also called Sayran Ramadan, it's a celebration of the arrival of the holy month and the last few days before the beginning of the fast. This tradition, however, is sadly dying out.

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Performers at a Ramadan celebration in downtown Beirut. March 8, 2024. (Credit: João Sousa/L'Orient Today)

Children dance at a Ramadan celebration in downtown Beirut. March 8, 2024. (Credit: João Sousa/L'Orient Today)

Girls attend a Ramadan celebration in downtown Beirut. March 8, 2024. (Credit: João Sousa/L'Orient Today)

A Ramadan celebration in downtown Beirut. March 8, 2024. (Credit: João Sousa/L'Orient Today)