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- Ramadan star, the lantern, or fanal, a lantern that gives a feast aspect to Egypt during the holy month of fast.

- Moon, lotus flower, star, many shapes for a tradition that would go back to the 10th century at the time of Cairo construction under the Fatimid dynasty.

- Made of salvage metal and glass scraps, fanals became real objects of decoration that can measure 2 metres high.

- Today we make big fanals we hang in the streets, hotels and houses.

- Usually, it was kids that bought little fanals. But with the help of God, the occupation succeeded to develop.

- Since for few years children prefer fanals imported from Asia.

- Plastic objects sold between 1 and 5 euros that have not much in common with fanals but more with toys crackling traditional songs.

- When little girls see that, they like it much.

- I bought some for my grandchildren, they are between 3 and 4.

- A market that found a place in Egypt over time, almost getting rid of little metalic fanals.

- Chinese products importation is recent, it as a serious impact on all the production phases.

- The one who benefit from this are the importers.

- Fortunately, there are still Egyptians proud of their tradition and attached to the original material, especially as the price remain reasonable, about 4 or 5 euros.

- No way for them to decorate their houses with garish colors of plastic copies made in China.

- No, I don't buy Chinese products, they are copies and don't bring the Egyptian feast ambience.

- Thanks to God we are lucky, Arabic tourists from abroad don't let anything, they fight over fanals, as if it is their food.

- Thanks to God we are lucky, Arabic tourists from abroad don't let anything, they fight over fanals, as if it's their food.

- Hours of work to make these ephemeral lamps, at the end of Ramadan metalic fanals will be throw away or abandoned.

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