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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