You know it's the month of Ramadan when:
The stores have entire sections for dates, nuts, candied apricots, and date juice. (Our friends break their fast each evening with these foods.)
It is illegal to eat or drink in public during the day.
You've gotten used to not being alarmed at very loud, gunshot-like sounds (fireworks) going off every night on our street, late into the night.
Streets are empty in the morning and completely jammed from 11pm - 2am.
You can hear a pindrop at 7:40 each evening, as everyone is in their homes waiting to hear the sunset call-to-prayer signalling them to break their fast and begin eating.
Shops and stores are mostly closed during the day and open at night.
The streets in our neighborhood are sparkling with strings of colorful lights.
Did I mention the loud fireworks at all hours of the night?
It's a party! We're having fun.
The stores have entire sections for dates, nuts, candied apricots, and date juice. (Our friends break their fast each evening with these foods.)
It is illegal to eat or drink in public during the day.
You've gotten used to not being alarmed at very loud, gunshot-like sounds (fireworks) going off every night on our street, late into the night.
Streets are empty in the morning and completely jammed from 11pm - 2am.
You can hear a pindrop at 7:40 each evening, as everyone is in their homes waiting to hear the sunset call-to-prayer signalling them to break their fast and begin eating.
Shops and stores are mostly closed during the day and open at night.
The streets in our neighborhood are sparkling with strings of colorful lights.
Did I mention the loud fireworks at all hours of the night?
It's a party! We're having fun.
