Samar Kiame
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posted 07-15-2004
12:32 PM 
Dhour Shweir Beer Festival 2004
(3rd year)
The Dhour Shweir Beer Festival 2004 was hold on the Sunday the 11th of
July.
The crowd came from all over Lebanon to witness this event.
The beer festival began with the Lebanese national anthem at 9:00, then
the presenter Afaf Damaa from New T.V. saluted the president and the
council member. a special thanks to the organizer Salim Sawaya who made
this event possible, then a welcome to all who came (from Beyrouth,
Jounieh, Zgharta, Nebeyh, Khonchara, South, Bhamdoun, Bteghrine,
Baskinta, Mrouj…) sharing with us this festival and the introducing of
the first singer, from the “Star Club” a special song contest program
made for the arab world, “Nawfal” from Syria who sing “lazra3lik bistan
wroud” and “sallem 3aleha ya hawa”, two moons are standing up at my door
“3ala babi wakif amarein” with Soumaya from Tunis who sang too “hawwel
ya ghannam hawwel”.
The festival continued with Tamer from Egypt who attract the hearts on
singing “tell me what I did for you” or “ oulli 3amillak eh” and the
beautifull Amina from Tunis sung to her lover “ana ba3chakak” and “kamel
el awsaf”.
The story of love continued with Mouhammad from Jordan with the song
“ahwak watmanna law ansak” and “3alallah t3oud”.
Ghadi the famous Lebanese singer, accompanying him two girls dancing
with fire, his band supply his lover to come back with the song
“dakhilak 3oud” and “bikidam”, the feet behind the feet and shoulder on
shoulder make the sky hear our dabkeh on national songs and the nostalgy
let the stars spend their night with us.
Mr. Tamam (Claude khalil and Abou Khalil) appears to transform our
problems into smiles and laughs and introducing four personal popular
songs.
A moment of silence,
Then the sky is lit bright by the firecrackers with the entrance of May
Hariri in the theatre, wearing tight blue jeans and a shirt that with it
simply make her look very attractive. Very dynamic, everyone wants to
take a picture with her, to dance with her, give her a flower or have
her autograph.
The seha of Dhour was filled of people and cars and busses, the
presenter of New T.V. estimated the crowd about 15 000 persons who came
from all over Lebanon.
As a result, the large advertising campaign done by the organizer Salim
Sawaya attracted this huge of visitors.
The time is close to leave, but the demands supply May to stay, two
songs more and she leaves letting tears in the eyes of a child who wants
her to stay and this was the wish of the crowd who was there.
The team who helped logistically wearing a yellow t- shirt rushed to
take pints of beer to refresh them after a tough unforgettable night, as
they said.
All the restaurants was fully booked with people, starting from 9:00 pm
you cannot make any more reservations, even the “Abou nwass” restaurant
facing the hotel Kassouf have no places at all, Galina restaurant, Dhour
Shweir hotel, Raymond Halabi’s restaurant, Carnaval restaurant, Kiame
café, Elie Hawi café, Georgio Pizzeria and Bake on café at the entrence
of Dhour. The shops also took their share from this event.
And the last word was an announcement that 30th of July would be the
first day of “3id el mooghtaribeen”.
The festival in the theatre finishes and another begins in the street
where some youth from Baskinta sit on the road to drink beer and join
around them the other youth who came from the different places from the
country, and they begin to sing “zajal” and their voices make the square
that begin to be empty of people, full of songs.
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12:48 PM 
