What national holiday celebrated on May 6 honors intellectuals, writers, and patriots executed in Beirut and Damascus in 1916?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Martyrs' Day
- Step 1: Martyrs' Day commemorates the hanging of Arab nationalists by the Ottoman military governor Jamal Pasha in 1916.
- Step 2: It is celebrated at Martyrs' Square in downtown Beirut with state wreaths and military honors.
Answer
Martyrs' Day.
Why not the others: 'Liberation Day' (May 25) commemorates the Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000; 'Independence Day' (November 22) commemorates 1943 independence; 'Annunciation Day' (March 25) is a shared Christian-Muslim national holiday.
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