Ramadan is a great month for Muslims. It is a very spiritual time in which people pray a lot, read the Quran, go to the mosque and do a lot of charity. There are many habits associated with the month of Ramadan, and in this post, I write about some of these habits.
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- In Ramadan, young people decorate the streets using lights and coloured ribbons.
- People decorate their houses with lanterns and also buy lanterns for their kids to light in Ramadan nights.
- Many people try to read all the chapters of the Quran during the month of Ramadan.
- Families and neighbours exchange meals and desserts during the holy month. What happens is that one family sends a plate of food to another, and then the other family sends the same plate back full of another plate, and so on.
- In Ramadan, the rich feed the poor in what is called God’s banquet (مائدة الرحمن). In some streets, all families contribute food for مائدة الرحمن.
- Families prepare special foods for Ramadan to enjoy in the holy month, especially desserts. Families also get together for iftar and lots of visits are exchanged between families and friends.
- Al mossahir wakes people to eat before dawn, as he sings and hits his drum!
