Eid il-Burbara or Saint Barbara's Day (Arabic: عيد البربارة), is a holiday annually celebrated on December 4 (Gregorian calendar), among Middle Eastern Christians in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Palestine and Turkey (Hatay Province). It has become Lebanon’s counterpart to the Halloween celebration, although it existed as a tradition much earlier.[1] It is celebrated in honour of the Christian Saint and Martyr Saint Barbara. The general belief among Lebanese Christians is that Saint Barbara disguised herself as many different characters to elude the Romans who were persecuting her.
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