WHEELING — From belly dancing to authentic Lebanese cuisine, Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church continued its cherished tradition Sunday that’s nearly a century old.

The Center Wheeling church celebrated its 92nd Lebanese Festival, also known as Mahrajan, at Oglebay Park Resort’s Levenson Shelter. Festival committee chairperson Liz Murad has spent the past decade working with the church to make the festival possible and said the event is a great way to celebrate Lebanese culture with music, food, and dance.

“We’ve got plenty of delicious, ethnic food and we’ve got dancing going on, children’s games, a marketplace to show and just a little bit of everything for everybody,” Murad said.

Murad noted that the first festival was held in 1933 to raise money after the church was destr

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