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VOA Kurdish: Oldest of Ramadan traditions continues in Iraq


One of the oldest traditions in Ramadan is waking people up with the sound of drums before the pre-dawn meal. This man wakes residents of Mosul, Iraq.
One of the oldest traditions in Ramadan is waking people up with the sound of drums before the pre-dawn meal. This man wakes residents of Mosul, Iraq.

One of the oldest traditions of Ramadan is waking people up with the sound of drums before the pre-dawn meal. Although this custom has faded over the years, in Mosul, a young man is working to revive it by volunteering to walk through neighborhoods and waking residents each morning with his drum.

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