Launch of two tourism festivals in Ehmej (Jbail) and Habbaryeh (Hasbaya)

The Minister of Tourism, Michel Pharaon, inaugurated last Saturday the Ehmej Tourism festival organized by the Municipality in collaboration with the local association for village development.  The event was attended by former Minister Leila al Solh Hamadeh and a number of MPs.  The head of the local municipality, Nazih Abi Semaan, noted on his speech that such festivals are taking place when the country is suffering from many disturbances but they serve to reiterate that the Lebanese people will not succumb to pressures. Minister Pharaon praised the efforts exerted by responsible in Ehmej and indicated also that Lebanon will not succumb to violence or to dictatorship especially that his Ministry has adopted this summer’s slogan as “Lebanon land of life and freedom”.
Another summer festival also kicked off in Habbaryeh (Hasbaya) as a result of collaboration between the festival organizing committee and the Municipality and under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism.  The 2014 festival started last Friday and included a traditional village wedding, theatre representation, as well as various spectacles, and an exhibition of Lebanese food, of old photographs, as well as traditional arts and sports event.  The festival also honored  the village’s elderly.
Source: Al-Mustaqbal, Al-Mustaqbal, 25 August 2014