Ramadan

                Happy Ramadan everybody! What is Ramadan, what is it about? Ramadan is there for people to be respectful to others (such as not lying) and understanding the feeling of what it is like to be hungry. That is why there is fasting.

                To get by the day when fasting, those who chose to fast wake up at three thirty in the morning, and stuff their faces on food until they cannot eat any more. They then go back to and wake up in the morning as if a magic spell had been cast on them and had a specific timer on it so that they cannot eat until the specific time. This gives everyone an idea on how the people in the poor parts of Africa feel when they are extremely hungry with no source of food. It teaches everybody not to complain about their food, and appreciate what god has given them. So next time when a boy complains about not liking his food, he thinks about the feeling of being extremely hungry. When the specific time comes (The time decreases by 1 minute each day) they can eat anything they want (that is not prohibited by religion). So it is a great feeling when that time comes because usually they come across something they wanted to eat during the day but could not because they were fasting.

                It is also about being respectful to others. One form is lying. Lying disrespects others greatly because you are taking advantage of the fact that they trust you to get your way, whether it be to get out of trouble, or to get something you want. Lying is like using others. As well, when someone comes and talks to another, they do not disrespect them by saying things like “Shut the f*** up little kid” (Online gaming is a really good example).  It shows you how people would treat you if you were respectful to them, and how good you would look. It is not to say that is the only time you should be respectful to others, because it is not. Everyone should respect everybody else around them.

At the end of Ramadan, comes Eid. That is like the Muslim Christmas, without the trees and the snow. Gifts are given such as money, and toys. When Eid happens is the last day to be extremely respectful to others. When Eid happens though Muslims no longer have to fast. It is all about celebrating, in fact, some people keep their children home as if it were a holiday. It is about celebrating with others like you would on Christmas day, except instead of turkey dinner you get Arabic food dinner. So this is why it is known as the Christmas for Muslims.  Eid is basically the conclusion to Ramadan as if it were a story. As Eid is the conclusion to Ramadan, this is the conclusion to this explanation of what Ramadan is.