Ramadan cannon revives old tradition in Jordan

STORY: Ramadan cannon revives old tradition in Jordan DATELINE: April 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Iftar cannon 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): NASSER RAHAMNEH, Spokesperson of the Greater Amman Municipality 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): NASSER RAHAMNEH, Spokesperson of the Greater Amman Municipality STORYLINE: The cannons were fired into the sunset with the booms reverberated through the valley and up the crowded hills of the Jordanian capital Amman, notifying people of the time of Iftar, when Muslims get to break their daylong fasting during the holy Islamic month of Ramadan. This year, the Greater Amman Municipality, in collaboration with the Jordanian Armed Forces, launched the Ramadan cannon to announce the time of the breaking of the fast in a symbolic gesture to remind people of their old time. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): NASSER RAHAMNEH, Spokesperson of the Greater Amman Municipality "Ramadan cannon is launched from the palm square near the Greater Amman Munic