Muslim cleric leads worshippers in prayer on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr at the end of the holy month of Ramadan near destroyed buildings in Lebanon's southern village of Kfar Kila near the border. (Credit: Rabih Daher/AFP)
Lighted lanterns lined the street in Beirut's Tarik al-Jdideh neighborhood despite dawn having already broken on the cloudy Eid al-Fitr morning. Girls in flowery dresses and boys with toy guns milled about and the legendary Safsouf shop, in business since 1930, was packed with people buying dessert, mostly knefeh, a cheesy, syrup-soaked pastry for special occasions such as this one — the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, this year on March 31.The food is important. “It’s our ritual here,” 55-year-old Mustafa Itani told L’Orient Today, nodding solemnly. “For the three days of Eid, we either have sawda [liver of chicken or beef] or knefeh, whether rich or poor — this is mandatory,” he said, serious.A few kids walked out of the local mini market carrying packets of fireworks. “Five boxes are for LL350,000. We got a good deal,”...
Lighted lanterns lined the street in Beirut's Tarik al-Jdideh neighborhood despite dawn having already broken on the cloudy Eid al-Fitr morning. Girls in flowery dresses and boys with toy guns milled about and the legendary Safsouf shop, in business since 1930, was packed with people buying dessert, mostly knefeh, a cheesy, syrup-soaked pastry for special occasions such as this one — the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, this year on March 31.The food is important. “It’s our ritual here,” 55-year-old Mustafa Itani told L’Orient Today, nodding solemnly. “For the three days of Eid, we either have sawda [liver of chicken or beef] or knefeh, whether rich or poor — this is mandatory,” he said, serious.A few kids walked out of the local mini market carrying packets of fireworks. “Five boxes are for LL350,000. We...
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