Lebanese people might be the most passionate people on earth about their flag. No bragging here. A well-traveled person who’s been around the world could tell you that.
They hold their national flag sacred and almost worship it. They raise it whether there is an occasion or not, and in common ways and uncommon ones.
They even take it with them when they emigrate, and…. they stroll with it around the streets of foreign lands.
No nation has been so actively and excitedly proud of their flag as the Lebanese people. Debatable? Let’s take a look:
Daring the extreme for it
Worn as a queenly cape
Worn for a casual walk
Wrapped around the shoulders
Parachuting with it
Paragliding with it
Waving it above the mountains
Carrying it for a hiking trip
It’s there on a normal camping day
It gets incorporated in edibles
And in skyline extreme sports
It’s worn as a protective face mask
It’s almost always there with Lebanese daredevils
It’s often created as flower arrangements
It takes part in some Lebanese Nativities
It’s there when we want to feel grand
It gets painted on faces
A beyond-proud Taxi driver!
It’s part of our spirituality
In our street arts
Spotted fencing a garden
At a coffee time
During Christmas
On the world’s highest mountains
It’s proudly carried in foreign lands
Paris
Riyad, Saudi Arabia
South Africa
Thailand
London, UK
Kuwait
Don’t assume this is normal. We don’t see immigrants or foreign residents walking around in their host countries carrying their flags. Do we?
In street celebrations of unity
In conclusion, we might be one of the smallest countries in the world but we are certainly the grandest in our passion and pride towards our national flag.
