The Ramadan cannon can be heard in the UAE throughout Ramadan every day as the sunsets. The firing of the cannon is an old tradition that is believed to have originated in Egypt to announce iftar and the end of the day’s fast.
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00:00A loud boom signals the start of Iftar across the Emirates.
00:08The Ramadan cannon can be heard in the UAE throughout Ramadan every day as the sun sets.
00:14The firing of the cannon is an old tradition that is believed to have originated in Egypt
00:18to announce Iftar and the end of the day's fast.
00:22Since then, the practice has spread to most Arab countries.
00:25Police officers across the UAE are responsible for the cannon firing program, which started
00:30to announce Iftar during the 1960s.
00:33Every day, right at the Maghrib Adhan, a cannon would fire a single shot to notify people
00:38of the time of Iftar in Ramadan, when Muslims get to end their very long day of fasting
00:43as the sun sets.
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