The most expensive Ramadan date for 2006?
The Daily Star Egypt has proclaimed the “Nasrallah” date the most expensive date sold this year for Ramadan (yes, I’m talking about “date,” as in fruit from a date tree). Checking in at $4.20 a kilogram, the Nasrallah date has earned impressive popularity, although not as high as the Jacques Chirac or Yasser Arafat dates of prior years.
Prior to 2001, dates were named after movie stars, but after 9/11 vendors began naming types of dates with political nicknames, creating a popularity contest which doesn’t seem like much of a contest when the “Nasrallah” date is pitted against the “Olmert.”
So, what are the other popular dates this year? The presidents of Iran and Venezuela. Notice a theme here?
Check out the article here:
http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=3071
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September 25th, 2006 at 1:56 am
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