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Traditions of Middle East

Ramadan, hospitality of coffee and dates, Shabbat, Nowruz and the hajj. 195 traditions on EveryParampara so far.

🇮🇷 Iran and 5 moreYaldā Nightشب یلدا A solstice night of poetry, fruit and family, kept from Iran through Central AsiaFestival · Dinner

🇮🇷 Ashtian, Iran and 5 moreSamanuسمنو A sweet sprouted-wheat paste stirred through the night for NowruzTable custom · Sweets given and shared

🇮🇷 Iran and 5 moreMid-Sha'banنصف شعبان An Islamic night of prayer, forgiveness, ancestral remembrance and sweet offeringsSpiritual · Sweets given and shared 🇹🇷 Bursa, TurkeyLaylat al-Raghaibلَيْلَةُ الرّغائِب An Islamic night of prayer and fasting at the beginning of the three sacred monthsSpiritual · Fasting and breaking the fast 🇵🇸 Jerusalem, Palestine and 1 moreThursday of the Deadخميس الأموات A spring day of cemetery visits, prayer, and shared yellow breads across the LevantSpiritual · Sweets given and shared

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The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Samanu: Myone63, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Mid-Sha'ban: sayyed shahab-o- din vajedi, CC BY 4.0, source
Yaldā Night: M.Sadegh Nikgostar/Tasnim News Agency, CC BY 4.0, source

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