UAE Ramadan cannon fires every day to signal iftar time

Name: UAE Ramadan cannon fires every day to signal iftar time
Uploaded: 2021-04-14T13:56:39+04:00
Description: UAE Ramadan cannon fires every day to signal iftar time

Last updated: April 14, 2021 | 13:56

Irish Eden Belleza, Senior Visual Editor ; Ahmed Ramzan, Staff Photographer and Yousra Zaki, Assistant Editor Features

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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.