Editing Lebanon (section)

=== Holidays and festivals ===
{{Main|Public holidays in Lebanon}}Lebanon celebrates national and both [[Christianity in Lebanon|Christian]] and [[Islam in Lebanon|Muslim]] holidays. Christian holidays are celebrated following both the [[Gregorian calendar]] and [[Julian calendar]]. [[Greek Orthodox Christianity in Lebanon|Greek Orthodox]] (with the exception of Easter), [[Roman Catholicism in Lebanon|Catholics]], [[Protestantism in Lebanon|Protestants]], and [[Melkite Christianity in Lebanon|Melkite]] Christians follow the Gregorian Calendar and thus celebrate Christmas on 25 December. Armenian [[Armenian Apostolic Church|Apostolic]] Christians celebrate Christmas on 6 January, as they follow the Julian Calendar. Muslim holidays are followed based on the Islamic lunar calendar. Muslim holidays that are celebrated include Eid al-Fitr (the three-day feast at the end of the Ramadan month), Eid al-Adha (The Feast of the Sacrifice) which is celebrated during the annual pilgrimage to Mecca and also celebrates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son to God, the Birth of the Islamic prophet [[Muhammad]], and Ashura (the Shiite Day of Mourning). Lebanon's National Holidays include Workers Day, Independence Day, and Martyrs Day. Music festivals, often hosted at historical sites, are a customary element of Lebanese culture.<ref name="Festivals">{{cite book|last=Sheehan|first=Sean|author2=Latif |others=Zawiah|title=Lebanon|publisher=Marshall Cavendish Children's Books|date=30 August 2007|series=Cultures of the World|volume=13|page=123|chapter=Leisure|isbn=978-0-7614-2081-1|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cA-RDzlwVVAC&pg=PA123}}</ref> Among the most famous are [[Baalbeck International Festival]], [[Byblos International Festival]], [[Beiteddine Festival|Beiteddine International Festival]], Jounieh International Festival, Broumana Festival, Batroun International Festival, Ehmej Festival, Dhour Chwer Festival and Tyr Festival.<ref name="Festivals" /><ref>{{cite book|last=Carter|first=Terry|author2=Dunston Lara|others=Humphreys Andrew|title=Syria & Lebanon|publisher=Lonely Planet|date=1 August 2004|edition=2|series=Guidebook Series|page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781864503333/page/11 11]|chapter=Getting Started|isbn=978-1-86450-333-3|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EskzgI-229IC&pg=PA11|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781864503333/page/11}}</ref> These festivals are promoted by Lebanon's [[Ministry of Tourism (Lebanon)|Ministry of Tourism]]. Lebanon hosts about 15 concerts from international performers each year, ranking 1st for nightlife in the Middle East, and 6th worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lebanon-tourism.gov.lb/news/Details.aspx?NewsId=10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722145040/http://www.lebanon-tourism.gov.lb/news/Details.aspx?NewsId=10 |archive-date=22 July 2011 |title=Lebanon Summer & Winter Festivals |publisher=Lebanese Ministry of Tourism |access-date=17 January 2013}}</ref>