The Path of the Huriyat… religious Ramadan activities in the oldest and most ancient archaeological sites in the center of the Jordanian capital
With religious tunes and chants, in order to preserve solidarity with the people of Gaza, the Jordanian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, in cooperation with the Greater Amman Municipality, organizes religious Ramadan events that tell the rites and rituals of the holy month in the center of the Jordanian capital, Amman, with a large popular and official presence.
 
Ramadan chants to the tunes of religious bands and religious poems in praise of the goodness of wilderness. Residents of the Jordanian capital, Amman, flock to attend these Ramadan events for free amid great sadness over what is happening in the Gaza Strip in terms of the raging Israeli war, while the events are not devoid of events. From praying for victory for the people of Gaza and an end to the Israeli war so that peace and security prevail over Palestine.
"The Path of the Sirens"
In the center of the capital, Amman, and near the Roman amphitheater, the voices of singers shine, on the stage of the oldest archaeological sites. The most ancient one in Amman is “The Path of the Nymphs,” with religious songs and prayers for the people of Gaza and attempts to attract the audience’s attention to the religious songs that praise the Messenger of humanity in those blessed days of the holy month, especially in the last ten days of Ramadan.
The Jordanian religious singing groups seek to Preserving the cultural and religious heritage that the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan enjoys in such blessed days of the holy month of Ramadan, while great interaction prevails between the audience and those bands that try to involve the audience in singing and reviving the charitable and blessed nights of the month of fasting.
Advisor to the Jordanian Minister of Tourism and General Supervisor of Ramadan Activities in the Ministry, Hisham Al-Abadi, confirms that the Ministry is working during this year to spread Ramadan activities in many archaeological and other sites and places in the capital, Amman, and the governorates of the Kingdom, within the framework of the process of revitalizing internal tourism, especially in the Holy Month.
Al-Abadi said – in a special statement by the director of the Middle East News Agency office in Amman – that this is the first time this year that such events have been held on the “Sabeel Al-Huriyat” stage. As a form of promoting this historical archaeological site, he pointed out that the Ministry of Tourism and its various institutions are trying to present what is new to the Jordanian and Arab public as a form of communication and learning about the antiquities and ancient history of the Kingdom and the Jordanian people.
He added that the Ministry worked to benefit and invite Jordanian teams. Especially religious ones, in order to hold these events this year, which have a special nature that coincides with the unfortunate events that the brothers in Gaza are going through. He pointed out that the ministry joins the people of Gaza in praying and celebrating the holy month through religious songs and chants only.
Al-Abadi pointed out that This new experience this year will be implemented in the coming years on a larger scale with the participation of Arab brothers who have religious groups and sweet voices of praise like the brothers in Egypt, stressing that this year the catastrophic conditions in Gaza impose themselves on the activities and therefore we are working to deliver a message to the people of Gaza in solidarity. With them through prayers, religious songs, and praise.
Entry is free
The advisor to the Jordanian Minister of Tourism, the general supervisor of Ramadan activities, revealed that public entry to such events is free without any fees, in confirmation of the main goal of the Ministry. Jordanian Tourism and Antiquities helps the Jordanian people participate in their religious events and revive the Jordanian heritage.
Al-Abadi noted that there is great interaction and a distinguished presence by the Jordanian public to participate in such events and Ramadan evenings, noting that the Ministry also provides the attendees with simple hospitality. As an expression of communication with them and motivating them through cultural competitions to attend and participate, especially in the holy month of Ramadan.
Many religious musical groups present religious songs and poems in praise of the Holy Prophet and to revive religious rituals during the days of the blessed month of Ramadan, while the segments vary between… Singing, chanting, and praising, as well as presenting traditional works such as Al-Musaharati on the “Sabil Al-Huriyat” stage.
During a tour by an ASH correspondent at the celebration, the audience’s reactions were monitored, who confirmed that such Ramadan events and evenings spread spirituality in the souls of Attendance and public places during the holy month of Ramadan, while families were present with their children as a form of introducing them to their cultural and religious heritage amid an unprecedented Ramadan atmosphere. When you walk around the center of the Jordanian capital, Amman, your eyes fall on one of the most important evidences of the Roman era, on Quraish Street, which is popularly known as the “Saqf Al-Sail” area, where the old building dating back to the Roman era is located, so that the image of Roman princesses appears before passers-by while they were in “Sabil”. The Sirens.
The construction of “The Path of the Sirens” goes back to To the second century AD, it is one of the important and public buildings in Roman cities. It is a building standing above a spring of water, from which the downtown area of Philadelphia was watered, the ancient Greek name for the Jordanian capital, Amman.
"The Path of the Nymphs" ; It is a bathroom used by princesses and high-ranking people in the Roman era, and was subsequently reused for the same purpose, in the Byzantine, Umayyad and Abbasid eras, where the interior of the place contains a great deal of luxury and antiquity in its design, and contains three hinges.
It was well received. "The Path of the Nymphs" With the interest and care of the Jordanian Department of Antiquities, in the nineties of the last century, it conducted an archaeological excavation inside the site, and work continued until the beginning of the year 2000, during which it discovered the site of “Sabil al-Huriyat” Almost completely, a group of statues and various artifacts were found, dating back to various eras.
And the inner façade of “The Path of the Nymphs” It was covered with marble slabs, while the swimming pool was wide, extending along the length of the building, and 26 feet deep. Baths, fountains, and columns ten meters high were erected, but only two towers and the ruins between them remain today.
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