"The guest" is arriving tomorrow, at least in Sweden. As every year, we find some countries fasting on one day, and some on another day. Apparently in Sweden the bosnian/turkish community started fasting today (Friday), and the rest tomorrow on Saturday. My husband's Bosnian grandma reacted to us fasting tomorrow instead of today by saying: "Oh you are following the kurds!"
Not quite sure what that meant :)
Either way, it will be a challenging fast for us northerners. Starting the fast at 3.38 am and ending it at 8.26 pm is not exactly a walk in the park...more like a hike in the mountains!
Still, as has famously been pointed out many times before; where there is a will there is a way! And a will there is!
This year will be my first Ramadan as a mom. I am not quite sure how it will affect things... also it is the first Ramadan my husband and I will spend in our own home. I am curious to see what kind of traditions he will bring to the table with his Bosnian heritage!
Will keep you all posted. But for now, I wish all of you out there a blessed and joyous month of fasting and self-improvement, God willing.
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Ramadan Kareem to all of you. And I would like to share this Ramadan video with everyone.
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Ramadan Kareem.
I'm in the UK where different Muslims start fasting on different dates. Luckily though this year, we're all starting to fast tomorrow.
Where I live, the fast will last 16 minutes longer than yours. I've got a feeling I might migrate south when Ramadan is in June
Ramadan Kareem to all Muslims in every corner of the world :)
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Ramazan Kerim! :)
My mother is turkish... and she says the same whenever she hears some starting Ramazan and it's following festivities at the wrong time!
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