![]() Beirut typically conducts glamourous Christmas decorations, parties, and festivities. Families will gather together for a meal of chicken, rice, and mixed with onion, meat, salt, and pepper. Lunch is considered the most important meal on Christmas. Many major roads and streets may be decorated with Christmas trees and nativity scenes. Many Muslim people in Lebanon also take part in Christmas celebrations. For Christian people in Lebanon, Christmas is a celebration of renewing friendships. Marketing in the past few years made Christmas celebrated secularly. Lebanon Why ChristmasĬhristmas is celebrated widely throughout Lebanon. ![]() Many religious services, most of which are Catholic, can be attended, but there are areas that will celebrate a secular holiday. However, other cities tend to celebrate an Arab Christmas with European influences. Marrakech is home to many different communities and immigrant groups and is therefore rich in various cultures. In Morocco, Christmas festivities can be found in bigger cities, like Marrakech, Casablanca, or Rabat. Many people pay visits to Marrakech in Morocco during the holiday season. Buche de Noel is a French cake baked during the Christmas season and is very popular in Moroccan markets as well. Therefore, Christmas celebrations may have elements of French culture, due to their strong impact. Christianity was spread to this area as a result of French and Spanish imperialism. However, some celebrate religious and some celebrate secular holidays. You may wish your Egyptian friends who celebrate the holiday a Merry Christmas by saying “Eid Milad Majid!” Morocco Morocco World NewsĪlthough Morocco isn’t a majority Christian country, many people in this country still celebrate. At the end of these services, families go home to eat a big meal and break the Advent fast of animal products. On Christmas Eve, mass services can last anywhere from 9 pm to about 4 am! However, services typically wrap up just after midnight. During Advent, Coptic Orthodox Christians follow a strict diet, cutting out chicken, beef, milk, and eggs. In Egypt, festivities begin about a month before Christmas, in the Coptic month Kiahk, where special praise songs are sung on Saturday nights before Sunday mass services. Most Christians in Egypt are of the Coptic Orthodox Church, and therefore celebrate Christmas on January 7th however, some Christians are evangelicals and of other Christian dominations. Only about 15% of the Egyptian population is Christian. Merry Christmas from all of us at Arab America to all those who are celebrating! This Christmas, are you trying to remember how Christmas is celebrated in your homeland? The content of this article will remind you of the special Christmas traditions in different Arab countries! Egypt Face2Face Africa By: Emily Devereaux/Arab America Contributing Writer
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