December 6, 1975, is known as Bloody Saturday.

On that day in 1975, four Christians' bodies were discovered in East Beirut. In retaliation, the Phalange erected roadblocks throughout the capital. Identification cards were inspected for religious affiliation. If a Palestinian or Muslim were caught at a crossing, the Phalange slit their throat. Some 600 Muslims and Christians were murdered on the day, sealing the fate of the country down the road of civil war.

"Sure, I remember that day," said a Christian man in East Beirut, in his early 60's, told All Headline News.

"It was horrible and I remember how horrible this country used to be ... I hope we have learned from our lessons of that day and the years of civil war that followed," the man continued.

In downtown Beirut, where thousands of opposition forces have gathered to call for the formation of a national unity government giving Hezbollah and its allies more power, the Bloody Saturday seems to have been forgotten.

When All Headline News asked a group of college age students about Bloody Saturday, they looked confused.

"What happened that day," one girl asked. Another said that that kind of thing would not happen in Lebanon today. "We've come to far to go back to civil war," Ahmed, 22, argued.

As tensions in the country continue to increase, fears of another Bloody Saturday are rising. The spark that leads to civil war could spark any minute if the military and the many factions here are not careful.

"My parents taught us about that day and told us that we must never resort to violence, which is why I am here at this peaceful protest to show Siniora that we are democratic and want our voices heard," Nour, a 29 year-old woman from southern Lebanon, told All Headline News.

Will their voices be heard or will Lebanon see another Bloody Saturday? These are the questions many Lebanese are asking on this day