Fanus with Ben Laden broke sales records in Egypt

A huge lamp depicting the leader of Al-Qaeda’s terrorist network Ben Laden, who appeared on the markets for the month of the Muslim post, Ramadan is incredible popular in Egypt markets, local media reported.

In Ramadan, it is customary to buy and hang in houses traditional multi -colored lanterns - fans , RIA Novosti reports.

The seller of Fanuses in the market in the Egyptian city of Ismailia Mustafa Higyazi said in an interview with the newspaper Al Masri Al Youom, with the advent of the Ben Laden lamp, sales of festive lamps have grown markedly. “All Ben Ladenov was already bought up,” he said.

The merchant explained the popularity of the lamps "from Ben Laden", by the fact that an international terrorist with a characteristic long beard and dressed in a traditional Arab costume resembles a hero of cartoons.

“Apparently, this attracts children and their parents,” he suggested.

It is noteworthy that the festive lantern "from Ben Laden" is produced in China and costs noticeably more than its analogues - about 100 Egyptian pounds ($ 18).

Symbol of Ramadan

The most striking symbol of Ramadan in Egypt is undoubtedly a fan - a multi -colored lantern of a bizarre shape, which the inhabitants of Cairo for the tenth century light in honor of the onset of the Holy month.

In shape, the fan resembles the tower of the fortress. Egyptian masters make lanterns from thin metal plates and multi -colored glass. The basis and the upper part of the lanterns are decorated with intricate patterns, excerpts from the Qur'an, applied to the glass with gold paint with calligraphic handwriting. A candle is inserted through a small window in a fan.

The creation of Islamic architecture has a lot of time led to the creation of such a luminous miracle, inspired by the motives of Islamic architecture, and it is expensive. Unfortunately, today, obeying the universal desire to simplify and reduce the cost of production, traditional fanvens in the market have squeezed cheaper analogues of Chinese -made, made mainly from plastic and working from batteries.

The merchants decorate their counters with lanterns, taxi drivers - cars, and theologians light up multi -colored lanterns during the entire rmadan during the study of the Qur'an.

By tradition, every year it is necessary to purchase a new fan. They are in different ways: from 10 Egyptian pounds (2 US dollars) for Chinese plastic up to 1,000 pounds (about $ 200) - for a real work of art of the Egyptian master.