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Holiday Season Lebanese Style
Holiday Season Lebanese Style by Caroline Pattinson
It may come as a surprise to many that Christmas is even acknowledged in Lebanon never mind celebrated, but as I write there is a Christmas tree in the office hallway and we are organising the secret santa.
Over the past couple of days the whole of Beirut has been transformed into a festive wonderland, with sparkling lights adorning trees, shops and anything close enough to an electrical socket. Given the fact that Lebanon is in the Middle East many people are surprised by the size of the Christian community, admittedly you can’t walk 100 metres without passing a mosque, but for every minaret and dome there is a church spire.
Continue Reading 15 December 2010 at 03:55 carolinepattinson 1 comment
