الحلوة دي

الحلوة دي قامت تعجن في البدريّة

The beautiful lady woke up at dawn to knead the bread

والدّيك بيذ ّن كوكوكوكو بالفجريّة

The rooster was calling coucou coucou

يا اللّه بنا على باب اللّه يا صنايعيّة

O’ skillful workers, let’s open the door to God’s treasures (an Arabic expression that means let’s go to work)

يجعل صباحك صباح الخير

May your morning be the morning of wealth

يا أسطى عطيّة

O’ Master Atiyya

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صباح الصّباح، فتّاح يا عليم

والجيب ما فيهش ولا ملّيم

بس المزاج رايق و سليم

باب الأمل بابك يا رحيم

الصّبرطيّب عال

إيه غيّر الأحوال

يااللّي معاه المال

بردوالفقيرله ربّ كريم

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REFRAIN

الحلوة دي قامت تعجن في البدريّة

والدّيك بيذ ّن كوكوكوكو بالفجريّة

يا اللّه بنا على باب اللّه يا صنايعيّة

يجعل صباحك صباح الخير

يا أسطى عطيّة

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إيدي بيدك يا بو صلاح

مادام معمّل تعيش مرتاح

خلّي إتّكالك على الفتّاح

يااللّه بينا يااللّه الوقت أهو راح

الصّبر طيّب عال

إيه غيّرالأحوال

يا اللّي معاه المال بردو الفقير له ربّ كريم

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REFRAIN

الحلوة دي قامت تعجن في البدريّة

والدّيك بيذ ّن كوكوكوكو بالفجريّة

يا اللّه بنا على باب اللّه يا صنايعيّة

يجعل صباحك صباح الخير

يا أسطى عطيّة

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الحلوة دي

الحلوة دي

كوكوكوكو

كوكوكوكو كو

Religion / Clothing

Lebanon is a country with three different religions: Christianity, Islam and Druze. It is a religious society and one can see the effect and role of religion in many aspects of life. Even though there are Christian schools, Islamic schools and Druze schools, in general the students are mixed, and one can find people from different religions in these schools.

I attended a catholic school, where all the students were of a female gender and we were supposed to dress very conservative. Some Islamic female students wear veils (hijab) on their heads. About the druze students, only if they are sheikhs and sheikhas, female students are dressed in white veils (al mandil) that cover all of their faces except their eyes and black shirts and long skirts covering their legs to their ankles. Male druze students grow moustache, shave their heads, and wear dark clothing with white turban.

Enjoy great pictures of Lebanon, the Middle East and all countries in the world by going to this website: http://www.galenfrysinger.com/lebanon.htm

A picutre of a druze woman making bread on the “Sage”:

Zeina

Lebanese Recipe Site

http://www.foodbycountry.com/Kazakhstan-to-South-Africa/Lebanon.html

 

I was researching coffee and found this site on Lebanese food I wanted to share with every body.

Lebanon Culture

The Baalbek International Festival is a very prestigious event in the Middle East. It takes place annually in July and August. It’s mission is to further the culture and touristic life of the country. It is a major world cultural event celebrating classical music, dance, theatre, opera, jazz, and modern world music from all continents. Famous world artists appear on stage during the Baalbek International Festival. The historic setting and dramatic lighting provide the background of the presentations which attract 40,000 visitors each summer. Yalla bina!!

Emily & Elaine

Lebanon Topic: Education

The basic structure of the Lebanese education system seems to be close to the American system; there are both public and private schools, the public schools are free, and schooling is compulsory through high school. When Lebanon was under French rule, the primary language taught was French. After they gained independence from France (1941) the Ministry of Education was established by the new government and Arabic became the primary language in the schools (around 1946) but students are allowed to choose a second or third language (usually French or English). There are three phases of mandatory education: elementary school- 6 years, intermediate-3 years, and secondary school- 3 years. Afterwards, they can attend a college or university as in the US.

Quick facts:

Main subjects taught: math, science, history, civics, geography, Arabic, French and English
In 11th and 12th grade students are given options for concentrating in certain areas of study. These courses are generally harder than their other classes and at the end of 12th grade they earn a Baccalaureate certificate in one of the areas they concentrated in after taking a test.
There are 192 public high schools and 1,125 public elementary schools in Lebanon.
There are 21 universities in Lebanon, two of these are American universities.

Angie

Audrey’s Lebanon Topic

Etymology of “
Lebanon”

It was derived from “LBN”, a Semitic root meaning “white”. The word connection is to
Mount Lebanon located in the country of the same name. The mountain is capped with snow, hence the reference to whiteness. The naming of the country probably came about because
Mount Lebanon is geographically located within that area and the surrounding region came to be associated with the landmark.