{"id":16498,"date":"2018-12-24T11:49:24","date_gmt":"2018-12-24T11:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=16498"},"modified":"2018-12-24T11:49:24","modified_gmt":"2018-12-24T11:49:24","slug":"jesus-is-born-hallelujah-%d9%88%d9%84%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b3%d9%8a%d8%ad-%d9%87%d9%84%d9%84%d9%88%d9%8a%d8%a7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/jesus-is-born-hallelujah-%d9%88%d9%84%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b3%d9%8a%d8%ad-%d9%87%d9%84%d9%84%d9%88%d9%8a%d8%a7\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesus is born, Hallelujah! ! \u0648\u0644\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u064a\u062d \u0647\u0644\u0644\u0648\u064a\u0627"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is December 24th, a very special day in the Christian calendar \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u064a\u062d\u064a\u0648\u0646, for today, Jesus (\u064a\u0633\u0648\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u064a\u062d) the savior (\u0627\u0644\u0645\u062e\u0644\u0635) was born.<\/p>\n

This holiday is one of the most anticipated holidays throughout the year. During this time, all family members gather under the Christmas tree (\u0634\u062c\u0631\u0629 \u0639\u064a\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a\u0644\u0627\u062f) to share gifts (\u0647\u062f\u0627\u064a\u0627) and laughs, the joyful spirit is spread all around, bad blood is forgotten, all hate and hostility dissolves and all bad deeds are forgiven. It is a time for celebration and forgiveness (\u0645\u0633\u0627\u0645\u062d\u0629). What makes this holiday so special is that it is celebrated by Christians as well as Muslims (\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u0644\u0645\u0648\u0646), who share with their counterparts the joy of this holiday.
\nChristmas (\u0639\u064a\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a\u0644\u0627\u062f) is the most busy and important time of the year. In Lebanon a competition (\u0645\u0646\u0627\u0641\u0633\u0629) is put forth every year by the Union of Lebanese Municipalities (\u0625\u062a\u062d\u0627\u062f \u0628\u0644\u062f\u064a\u0627\u062a \u0644\u0628\u0646\u0627\u0646), to elect the most beautiful Christmas tree. So every city or village puts up a huge Christmas tree with twinkling lights and decoration (\u0632\u064a\u0646\u0629), one that all the villagers can gather around and sing Christmas songs.<\/p>\n

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Chekka 2018 Christmas tree by Karim Boukarim<\/p><\/div>\n

Furthermore, social gatherings reach their peak during this time, as friends (\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0635\u062f\u0642\u0627\u0621) and family members (\u0623\u0641\u0631\u0627\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0626\u0644\u0629) we haven\u2019t seen all year come back home to enjoy the celebration with their families and friends and make most of their vacation. The Lebanese people are famed their love of life (\u062d\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u064a\u0627\u0629) and spontaneity, so this holiday is just another excuse for us to go out, have fun and participate in spreading joy and merriment wherever we go, either by singing Christmas carols (\u0623\u063a\u0627\u0646\u064a \u0645\u064a\u0644\u0627\u062f\u064a\u0629) in the car on our way to a party, or dressing up like Santa clause and hand out presents to the less fortunate so they can enjoy Christmas as much as we do and do not feel left out.<\/p>\n

In fact, Christmas time is bitter sweet time for the Christians, Christian Lebanese to be exact, for Jesus was born in the small town of Bethlehem (\u0628\u064a\u062a \u0644\u062d\u0645), Jerusalem (\u0627\u0644\u0642\u062f\u0633) in the neighboring occupied land of Palestine (\u0641\u0644\u0633\u0637\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062d\u062a\u0644\u0629), known to foreigners as \u201cIsrael\u201d, and since Lebanon has always been an advocate for the Palestinian Cause, all Lebanese nationals, no matter their religion, are forbidden to cross the border -the only ones allowed to cross over are nuns (\u0631\u0627\u0647\u0628\u0627\u062a) and priests (\u0631\u062c\u0627\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u064a\u0646)- Which makes our pilgrimage an impossible journey that will never be fulfilled.<\/p>\n

Christmas is time of joy and forgiveness, so I will pray that we may all find it in our hearts to forgive the people we care about who have caused us harm, friends or family. I will pray that we realize that some people are struggling to have the things we take for granted. Finally, I wish we can behave with such compassion and forgiveness each day of the year, and not only on Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n

To all Transparent readers, may you all have a very merry Christmas!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Today is December 24th, a very special day in the Christian calendar \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u064a\u062d\u064a\u0648\u0646, for today, Jesus (\u064a\u0633\u0648\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u064a\u062d) the savior (\u0627\u0644\u0645\u062e\u0644\u0635) was born. This holiday is one of the most anticipated holidays throughout the year. During this time, all family members gather under the Christmas tree (\u0634\u062c\u0631\u0629 \u0639\u064a\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a\u0644\u0627\u062f) to share gifts (\u0647\u062f\u0627\u064a\u0627) and laughs…<\/p>\n

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