Lebanon

Lebanon blends Mediterranean and Levantine traditions of dabke dance, soap making and mezze cuisine.

Music & dance Crafts Food & cooking Language & oral

Knowledge in this place

Dabke line dance

Dabke line dance

Stomping line dance led by a lawweeh, central to weddings and village festivities.

Olive oil soap making

Olive oil soap making

Cold-cured soap from olive oil and laurel, long crafted in Tripoli's old khans.

Mezze cuisine

Mezze cuisine

Spread of small shared dishes like hummus, tabbouleh and kibbeh.

Zajal sung poetry

Zajal sung poetry

Improvised colloquial poetry duels chanted between rival poets before an audience.

Language & oral

Inlaid woodwork

Inlaid woodwork

Mother-of-pearl and wood inlay on boxes and furniture, a Levantine craft.