Today in Serepta, more commonly known as Sarafand, a sleepy village in southern Lebanon, one family is determined to keep the ancient tradition of glassblowing alive.
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Traditional Lebanon
Recognizing the importance of preserving Lebanon’s precious crafts, Zeina Raphael and Pascale Habis, founders of The Ready Hand, have thrown their efforts into supporting the country’s shrinking community of artisans.
In Lebanon Eid El Barbara is all about good food and fun-filled memories. It is a longstanding tradition where kids wear disguises and roam their neighborhoods looking for treats. And no…
Author, photographer, food consultant and TV host, “Barbara Abdeni Massaad”, follows the trail of Lebanon’s homemade wheat porridge, hrisseh. Hrisseh, a traditional Lebanese dish, brings back many childhood memories or maybe…
Honey, one of nature’s natural delicacies, has been a part of our diet for centuries. The Food Heritage Foundation’s Zeinab Jeambey traces its early uses and explores the varieties that can…
For the past 15 years, archeologists with the British Museum have been digging in Sidon and uncovering never before-seen treasures in Lebanon. We, at Lebanon Traveler, dug our own way into the site.…
Basket making is rooted in Lebanese tradition. We discover more with the Lebanese Ministry of Tourism.
Since Phoenician times, olive trees have been an integral part of Lebanese life. They grew in the wild until the Phoenicians began exporting them throughout the Mediterranean thus giving way to…
Despite these extraordinarily challenging times, Lebanese NGO Beit El Baraka has remained committed to serving vulnerable Lebanese citizens, proving what can be achieved when we come together as a community and work toward positive change.
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