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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.

🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreEid al-Fitrعيد الفطر The feast that ends Ramadan, opened with morning prayers, sweets and visits homeFestival · Feasts and festival meals

🇮🇱 IsraelMishloach manotמשלוח מנות Food parcels exchanged on Purim, so everyone has plenty for the day's festive mealSpiritual · Feasts and festival meals

🇮🇷 Mashhad, Iran and 7 moreIftarإفطار The sunset meal that breaks the Ramadan fast, eaten with family and communityTable custom · Fasting and breaking the fast

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

🇱🇧 Beirut, Lebanon and 7 moreEid il-Burbaraعيد البربارة A winter feast of costumes, sweet boiled wheat, and sprouting seeds across the LevantFestival · Feasts and festival meals

Photo credits on this page

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

Eid al-Fitr: Mohammed Tawsif Salam, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Mishloach manot: Yoninah, CC BY 2.5, source
Iftar: Shariful Islam (Masum), CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Samanu: Myone63, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Eid il-Burbara: Durziil89, CC0, source

The weekly EveryParampara

Every week: one tradition from somewhere new, what is being celebrated around the world this week, and one idea explained.