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Related news. Press release. Albania is ready to advance in its accession progress, it is time for the Council to schedule the first Intergovernmental Conference - Isabel Santos. Independence Day in Lebanon is celebrated with a grand parade, which features the military and Lebanese dignitaries. There are also fireworks displays which children and adults anticipate. Moreover, communities organize concerts and cultural events to highlight Lebanese heritage.

Almost every corner of Lebanon bursts with the colors of its flag: red, green, and white. Likewise, most families choose to spend the day in either historic sites or public parks.

The Castle of Rashaya is one of the most frequented spots during this day, as the people want to remember how their rulers suffered in exile in an effort to gain independence from French rule. Your email address will not be published. Thank you once again for doing your part to keep Edarabia the most trusted education source. Home Guide Independence Day of Lebanon Independence Day of Lebanon Add a Comment Cancel reply Your email address will not be published.

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Prayer Times in Lebanon. How to Develop a Personal Brand. As you grow up, I think that Independence Day becomes more a celebration of food and culture at restaurants and bars, many do specials around the ceremony. Other businesses like jewelry stores, give discounts or Independence Day themed products.

People on social media are normally very active in expressing their love for Lebanon on Independence Day, by posting the Lebanese flag, quotes from famous Lebanese writers like Gibran Khalil Gibran, or a nice design of the Lebanese flag in flowers, food, clothes, or anything you can think of that has the three colors of the flag. You have your Lebanon with her problems, and I have my Lebanon with her beauty.

You have your Lebanon with all her prejudices and struggles, and I have my Lebanon with all her dreams and securities. How will the stricter measures that were just introduced to reduce the spread of Covid affect celebrations there this year? It will be a quiet celebration this year, as Covid will prevent us from having the army parade and the school celebrations. Some schools organised things early, knowing that the restrictions were coming, so my niece still got to make a cedar crown — better than any I ever made!

This year is not actually the first quiet celebration in recent years, last year the traditional military parade was reduced to a very small event in the Ministry of Defense because of protests. Lebanon has been going through a difficult time, with multiple severe crises happening simultaneously: economic, financial and health.

Since last year there have been growing numbers calling out corruption and calling for drastic reforms and the establishment of a new Lebanon.

Although it is one of our proudest moments and an event that unites us as Lebanese. How many independence days have you spent outside of Lebanon? Did you celebrate from abroad?

I spent one Independence Day in Spain in , and another in Mexico in I did not celebrate it in Spain. Last year, I was working at the Lebanese embassy in Mexico. Normally, embassies would invite prominent members of the diaspora for a small celebration at the embassy, but because of the challenging period the country was going through, celebrations in diplomatic missions were reduced, like in the capital.