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SUMMARY:37th Annual Lebanese Festival
DESCRIPTION:SOMERSET\, NJ\n\nWe are excited to announce that we will hold o
 ur 37th Annual Lebanese Festival on Friday\, June 9\, 2023 from 5-10:00 p.
 m.\, Saturday\, June 10\, 2023 from 12-11:00 p.m. and Sunday\, June 11\, 2
 023 from 12-10:00 p.m. at St. Sharbel Maronite Catholic Church\, located a
 t 526 Easton Avenue\, on the corner of Franklin Boulevard\, in Somerset\, 
 New Jersey.\n\nBetter known as a Mahrajan\, our Festival is a great outdoo
 r gathering of families\, friends and neighbors for authentic Middle Easte
 rn food\, music\, dance and culture.  Traditional Lebanese foods such as 
 falafel\, shawarma (gyro)\, hummus\, shish kabob\, spinach pies\, tabouleh
 \, stuffed grape leaves and much more will be featured at the Festival.  
 Plus\, there will be many vegetarian\, vegan and gluten free options!  In
  addition\, a large assortment of Middle Eastern pastries such as baklawa\
 , mamool\, namoura\, and ghraybeh will be available to indulge in. Also\, 
 our bar features beer\, spirits and non-alcoholic drinks.\n\nFor entertain
 ment\, there will be live music featuring a different singer each day. Per
 forming on Friday evening will be Jad Rahme. On Saturday\, singer Eddie Os
 ama will\n\nperform\, and on Sunday\, Rami Badr will be singing both tradi
 tional and popular songs from Lebanon.  For everyone’s enjoyment\, ther
 e will be dancing\, as well as folkloric dance performances by our parish 
 children\, teens and young adults. In addition\, there will be souvenirs\,
  a Super 50/50\, backgammon and hookah.\n\nThe Lebanese Festival is made p
 ossible through the efforts of the parishioners and friends of St. Sharbel
  Maronite Catholic Church. It was born out of the desire to celebrate the 
 wonderful and ancient Lebanese culture and the traditions that have surviv
 ed through the ages\, despite wars and crises that have for many years hau
 nted and still haunt the Lebanese people. Because of the abundance of Midd
 le Eastern cuisine\, live music\, dancing\, and games of chance\, the Fest
 ival is recognized as one of the most outstanding annual events in the com
 munity.  People from throughout New Jersey\, Pennsylvania\, and the Tri-S
 tate region regularly attend the Festival.  It is held as the largest fun
 d-raising project for the building of our new church complex.\n\nAdmission
  and parking are FREE and everyone is invited to attend.  For further det
 ails\, you may call the parish office of St. Sharbel Church\, at (732) 828
 -2055 or visit us on our Facebook page\, Instagram or website at www.saint
 sharbelnj.org.
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