Traditional lantern widely associated with Ramadan
Traditional Egyptian fanous lanterns in Cairo, Egypt, celebrating Ramadan
Fanous or Fanoos (Egyptian Arabic: فانوسIPA:[fæˈnuːs], pl.فوانيس[fæwæˈniːs]), also widely known as Fanous Ramadan (Arabic: فانوس رمضان),[1] is an Egyptian folk and traditional lantern used to decorate streets and homes in the month of Ramadan. With their origins in Egypt, they have since spread across the Muslim world and are a common symbol associated with the holy month.[2][3]
^FanousArchived 2009-08-28 at the Wayback Machine; 2009 article; Al-Ahram Weekly Online
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^"The history of the fanous, Cairo's traditional Ramadan lantern". The National. 2022-04-01. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
Fanous or Fanoos (Egyptian Arabic: فانوس IPA: [fæˈnuːs], pl. فوانيس [fæwæˈniːs]), also widely known as Fanous Ramadan (Arabic: فانوس رمضان), is an Egyptian...
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doi:10.4103/0970-0358.41125. PMC 2739544. PMID 19753215. Moore, Colin W.; Fanous, Jacob; Rice, Charles L. (27 December 2017). "Revisiting the functional...
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observed during the month.[citation needed] In some Islamic countries, lights (fanous) are strung up in public squares and across city streets, a tradition believed...
Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2015. Fanous, Angelina (March 6, 2014). "Sriracha Aged in Whiskey Barrels Is Better than...
Egyptian football player Wajih Azaizeh (born 1955), Jordanian politician Wajih Fanous (1948–2022), Lebanese literary critic and academic Wajih-uz-Zaman Khan (born...
Synesis Fanous, Samuel (2014). A Conspiracy of Ravens: a compendium of collective nouns for birds. Oxford: Bodleian Library. ISBN 9781851244096. Fanous, Samuel...
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their rights has not been easy[fact or opinion?]. Ester Akhnoukh Fanous or Esther Fanous (Arabic: إستر فانوس), also known as Ester Wissa (February 19, 1895...
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