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Fanoos or Faynoos is the lantern that is part of the tradition of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting.

#1: Teresa K (fasstar) on Aug 22, 2010 [SPOILER]

This is what I learned about Fanoos from a teacher's web site:

Of all the Islamic countries, Fanoos is most common in Egypt, as part of the culture, a tradition that goes back all the way to the reign of the Fatimid Caliphate. The night before Ramadan, the Caliph would go outside to look for the moon signaling the beginning of the month of Ramadan. The children of the town would go out with the Caliph and light the way for him. Each child would carry a fanoos and sing songs to welcome in the new month of Ramadan.

Fanoos is traditionally made of tin and colored glass, with a candle inside.

Here are some photos:

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/061df7U6fW8Bk/610x.jpg

http://aliainegypt.muslimpad.com/files/2007/09/dsc04076_resized.jpg

http://a.abcnews.com/images/International/abc_lanterns_071009_ssv.jpg

beautiul rendering! a fascinating subject and a very fun solve.

Great puzzle! I wouldn't mind hanging one just like it! Thanks, Jan.

pretty lite :)

Beautiful!

AWESOME!

Lovely. Learn something new every day. :)

Very nice and a fun puzzle to solve

Lovely :)

Very pretty.

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