Rashayya region ends its summer festivals and Rashayya al Fakhar its annual dinner

Rashayya closed its summer festivities with a wide recreational and eco-tourism day entitled “Rawwik bi Rashayya” organized by Rashaya Festivals Committee and the Union of Municipalities of Mount Hermon and Rashayya, in collaboration with other concerned organizations. In this respect, a craft fair was held at Beit Lahya town square showcasing all kinds of artifacts and traditional mooneh products, organic processed honey and a rural traditional banquet prepared by women from the towns and villages of Rashayya. Workshops were also held in cooperation with the artisans of Rashayya to save the area’s heritage, especially with the local silversmiths, pottery artists, crocheters and mouneh producers; a trek to Mount Hermon and activities for children were also planned. Special buses transported participants from Beirut and from various parts of the country to Rashayya free of charge. The President of the Union of Rashayya Municipalites, Issam Hadi, stressed the duty of the union to safeguard rural heritage which is gradually disappearing. In the same vein, Rashayya Al Fokhar municipality held its annual dinner at the municipal courtyard on the occasion of the Feast of the Cross. Mayor Salim Youssef maintained that such “gatherings strengthen friendships and relationships with our communities,” adding that hope and life are stronger than turmoil and difficulties. (Al Mustaqbal, September 21, 2015)