During Ramadan in Beirut, customers line up at sweet shops for pastries to take to the meal that breaks the fast. A report dated 17 March 2024 records, in both its photograph caption and text, people waiting their turn to buy Ramadan sweets.
Festive food marks the season not only when it is purchased but also in the time spent waiting. Amid the city's pressures, each customer keeps a place for the box that will be carried home.