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RUTH SHERLOCK, BYLINE: The Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha is a time of prayer, gift-giving and feasting. But Lebanon is in the middle of a staggering economic crisis, and a lot of people there can t afford even simple food. Here s NPR s Ruth Sherlock in Beirut.
UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: (Non-English language spoken, laughter).
SHERLOCK: I m walking along Beirut s corniche, this kind of seafront promenade, and it s the first night of Eid, and it is packed. There s families here, children everywhere. There s - just spotted two little girls running around in big, white, puffy dresses.
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SHERLOCK: I meet a family - three sisters and their husbands and their kids, including 14-year-old Miriam Salah.