Once Upon a Time – Bhamdoun

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Book: Once Upon a Time – Bhamdoun – Dr. Shereen Khairallah – Hardcover 24x16cm, 127 pages – English / Arabic.

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Once Upon a Time – Bhamdoun

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Book: Once Upon a Time – Bhamdoun – Dr. Shereen Khairallah – Hardcover 24x16cm, 127 pages – English / Arabic.

Tradition has it that the name Bhamdoun originated from two villages, one called Hama, the other Dun, and through construction became one. In this case, the name would be made up of three parts: BAYT HAM DUN.

I remember the hara (quarter) before the devastating Mountain War: houses shared flat roofs and walls, so that one could walk on top from one house to another.In spring, the villagers gathered sliqa, natural herbs made into a salad. There was also the qabu (cellar) with its arches, which remained cool and where the family sometimes moved in summer.

The tradition of cooking and distributing hrisi in Bhamdoun is prior to World War I. It is said that a lady who summered in Bhamdoun had a son who was quite ill. She vowed before the miraculous icon of Bhamdoun that if her son recovered, she would offer a lamb and wheat to the church to feed the poor. The son recovered, the tradition continues with people offering lamb and wheat to be cooked and distributed. The first pharmacy in the whole area was built in 1897 (…).
The first ‘silent’ cinema (…) was owned by Abdallah Nasif Nasrallah. The sports arena, named for Amin ‘Abd al-Nour, who donated the funds, was inaugurated by President Camille Chamoun in 1954. It held international competitions and festivals. Mhattat Bhamdoun (…) developed around the railway, which began its journey in 1898, starting in Beirut, going to Araya, Aley, then (…) Sofar, Chtaura, Rayyaq, Homs.

Dr Shereen Khairallah
Shereen Khairallah was born in Beirut. She received her BA and MA from the American University of Beirut. She earned her PHD from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. She taught at the American University of Beirut and Haigazian University. Her specialty is cultural history, and she is the author of several books and articles on the Near East.

كان يا ما كان … بحمدون – د. شيرين خيرالله

تفيد التقاليد بأنّ كلمة بحمدون اشتقّت من اسم قريتن ألا وهما حاما ودون فصار الإسم مكوًّنا من ثاث كلات بيت حاما دون.
كانت منازل الحارة قبل حرب الجبل متلاصقة فكان من الممكن الانتقال من منزلٍ إلى آخر عر السطوح.

كانت النساء يذهبنَ إلى الحقول في فصل الربيع لقطف الهندباء والسلق (التي تدعى سلقية) وغيرها مما يصلح لطهوه طعامًا. وكانت تحتوي المساكن الكبرة عى قبو للحار والبقرة أو غيرها، يستعمل أحياًنا لسكن العائلة في فصل الصيف بما أّنه محمي من أشعّة الشمس الساطعة.

إنّ التقليد في بحمدون لطبخ الهريسة وتوزيعها يعود إلى ما قبل الحرب العالمية الأولى. ويُروى أنّ سيدة كانت تصطاف في بحمدون وكان ابنها يعاني من مرضٍ شديد. فتقدّمت من أيقونة بحمدون العجائبية وتعهدت بنذرٍ بأّنها ستقدّم هريسة للفقراء إذا شفي ابنها. شفي الابن واستمرّ التقليد بتقديم اللحم والقمح للطبخ والتوزيع.

أول صيدلية تأسست سنة 1897 وأوّل دار سينما صامتة كانت ملكًا لعبدالله ناصيف نرالله. أمّا الحلبة الرياضية فأطلق عليها اسم أمن عبدالنور الذي موّل مروع بنائها وافتتحها الرئيس كميل شمعون سنة 1945 وكانت
مسرحًا للمباريات الدولية والمهرجانات.

إنّ محطّة بحمدون قرية حديثة قامت فيها محطّة لنقل الركاب، أي لنزول الواصلن وصعود المسافرين، وذلك سنة ١٨٩٨. تبدأ سكّة القطار في بروت وتنتقل إلى عاريا وعاليه وعبرها إلى صوفر فشتورة ورياق ثمّ إلى حمص.

د. شيرين خيرالله
وُلدت شيرين خيرالله في بيروت. حازت شهادة الماجيسر من الجامعة الأميركية في بيروت والدكتوراه من كليّة الدراسات الشرقية والأفريقية، جامعة لندن. إنّها أستاذة سابقة في الجامعة الأميركية في بيروت وجامعة هيغازيان. تخصّصها التاريخ الثقافي، وهي مؤلفة عدّة كتب ومقالات عن الشرق الأدنى.

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