Tag: lebanese cultural heritage
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The Traditional Lebanese House: How the Roof, the Threshold, the Dar, and the Lower Storey Worked Together
An architectural reading of the Lebanese house as a lived system of climate, family life, storage, hospitality, and daily rhythm.
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The Lebanese Table: What the House Knew Before Anyone Said It
There is no dedicated dining room in the traditional Lebanese house. This is not an oversight. It is one of the most important facts about Lebanese food culture, and almost nobody talks about it. Friedrich Ragette spent years documenting Lebanese domestic architecture across the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries — the period when the traditional Lebanese…
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The Unspoken Rules of Lebanese Life: What Every Lebanese Knows But Was Never Taught
The unspoken rules of Lebanese life are not written anywhere, and that is exactly why they last. You do not learn them from school, from books, or from someone sitting you down to explain Lebanese culture. You learn them by being there: by standing in a doorway while your mother says, “khallik شوي,” by watching…
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From Mud to Spotlight: The Theatrical Evolution of Dabke
Once danced on muddy rooftops and sun-drenched village squares, Dabke has transformed into a sophisticated stage performance shared on the world’s grandest stages. But this transformation didn’t happen overnight—it began with a cultural decision in 1957 that changed Lebanese arts forever. The Cultural Turning Point The Baalbek International Festival, founded in 1956, initially focused on…
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