Iftar cannon fired during Ramadan in Jerusalem
STORY: Iftar cannon fired during Ramadan in Jerusalem
SHOOTING TIME: March 27, 2024
DATELINE: April 2, 2024
LENGTH: 00:02:26
LOCATION: Jerusalem
CATEGORY: CULTURE
SHOTLIST:
1. various of preparation for Iftar cannon
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RAJAI SANDUQA, Ramadan Iftar cannon operator
3. various of firing Iftar cannon
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): RAJAI SANDUQA, Ramadan Iftar cannon operator
5. various of local resident
6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): Local resident
STORYLINE:
For residents of Jerusalem's Old City and its surrounding areas, iftar cannons are part of the holy month of Ramadan. Sanduqa family has been in charge of firing iftar cannons for more than 300 years.
SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RAJAI SANDUQA, Ramadan Iftar cannon operator
"Cannons today are different from those before. We used to use gunpowder, but after the First Intifada in 1987, the Israeli authorities banned the manufacture of gunpowder, and we began to use sound bombs instead of gunpowder."
Firing iftar cannons during Ramadan is a tradition in
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- ILEA002517498
- Registered date
- 2024/4/02 00:00:00
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- Xinhua / Kyodo News Images
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