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Village traditions

Village traditions - Maronite heritage - Village life - Christian villages - Maronite Church - Maronites

Ghosta, a village of faith and education

Ghosta is a historic Maronite village whose monasteries, schools and cultural figures helped shape the religious and intellectual life of Mount Lebanon.

By Jenna Geagea
Village traditions - Lebanese villages - Village life - Christian villages - Lebanese History - History

Saghbine, where the mountain meets the lake

Saghbine, a historic West Bekaa village overlooking Qaraoun Lake, blends ancient heritage, wartime memory, mountain landscapes and enduring agricultural and culinary traditions.

By Jenna Geagea
Village traditions - Lebanese villages - Village life - Christian villages - History

Aqoura… Queen of the Jroud

Aaqoura, the “Queen of the Jroud,” is a vast mountain village where ancient pagan heritage, early Maronite Christianity, apple orchards and turquoise lakes converge.

By Jenna Geagea
Village traditions - Mediterranean villages - Christianity - Lebanese villages - Village life - Christian villages - Christian Representation

The capital of Lebanon's Greek Orthodox heartland

Amioun, Lebanon’s Greek Orthodox heartland, carries nearly 4,000 years of history from Bronze Age settlements to Byzantine churches, Ottoman-era houses and its enduring olive-growing traditions.

By Jenna Geagea
Village traditions - Lebanon history - Lebanese villages - Village life - Christian villages

The rise, fall, and return of Bhamdoun

Bhamdoun is a historic mountain village and former railway resort whose identity was shaped by migration, sectarian history, tourism, war, and enduring local traditions.

By Jenna Geagea
Village traditions - Eid in Lebanon - Cultural Ties - Eid el Sayde - August 15

August 15 a day of faith and tradition

Lebanon’s Eid Al Saydeh celebrations blend faith, homecoming, food, and village traditions, bringing communities together around the country’s many Marian shrines.

By The Beiruter
Village traditions - Eid in Lebanon - Lebanese villages - Village life - Christian villages - Eid el Sayde

Hrajel's unique celebration of Eid el Sayde

Hrajel blends centuries-old Maronite heritage, mountain traditions, and religious devotion with a major summer festival that brings the village together each August.

By The Beiruter