[5] In 1909, J. E. Hanauer shared observations and stories from a visit in Bludan, noting the local customs, linguistic peculiarities, and the impact of religious and cultural traditions on the daily life and landscape.

He recounted discovering a Byzantine convent's ruins near Bludan, called "Deir Mar Jirius", believed to have been destroyed in the thirteenth century AD, and shared a local legend about the sanctuary of "El 'Areija Om Esh-Sharif", or "the Little Lame Mother of Potsherds", where women break new jars as part of a vow fulfillment, a practice he speculated might stem from ancient fertility worship.

[6] In 1909, Hanauer documented his visit to "El 'Areija Om Esh-Sharif", or "the Little Lame Mother of Potsherds", a maqam (sanctuary) located on a steep hillside about a mile south of Bloudan.

The site, featuring a stone-terraced area with partially buried stone circle, is named after the scattered shards of new jars found there, under the shade of ancient oaks.

Furthermore, Hanauer mentioned annual spring religious processions that include this site and suggested that the jar-breaking ritual could stem from ancient fertility worship practices, possibly honoring deities such as Mylitta or Astarte, with the shattered jars symbolizing related sacrifices.