Khamis El Zakara is a Lebanese holiday. The name is from
Lebanese Arabic
Lebanese Arabic ( ar, عَرَبِيّ لُبْنَانِيّ ; autonym: ), or simply Lebanese ( ar, لُبْنَانِيّ ; autonym: ), is a variety of North Levantine Arabic, indigenous to and spoken primarily in Lebanon, with significant ...
. It is celebrated on the last Thursday before the first day of
Lent
Lent ( la, Quadragesima, 'Fortieth') is a solemn religious observance in the liturgical calendar commemorating the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert and enduring temptation by Satan, according to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke ...
, when Lebanese Catholics gather and indulge in
alcoholic beverages.
This is an old tradition where Christians gather to finish all their meat and dairy before the forty days of fasting.
Wine was the traditional alcoholic beverage and people were happy to gather and drink a lot of wine.
Public holidays in Lebanon
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