BRING ON THE FEAST!
And so tonight marks the beginning of the feast which concludes the Holy Month of Ramadan in a Muslim country, and this year I must say it could not have come fast enough! As I sit and write this there are fireworks, firecrackers, whooting, hollaring, honking, and every other noise one can think of going on outside...and good for them, it has been a long difficult month and a little celebration is deserved.
That being said Ramadan is no picnic for anyone living in a Muslim country. Our internet has been down for about a week and trying to get someone to come to fix it is all but impossible. Trying to anyone to do much of anything is very difficult. Stores say they open at 11:00 but may not open until 12:00 or later. Most shops then shut down at 3:00 so workers can get home for Iftar. Shops will then open again around 8:00...or they may not...they may not open at all. This is the way it is insha'ala, God willing things will get done. And the normally cheery friendly Egyptians have something happen to them when they go without food and water all day, they stay up all night. In the last week I have had rocks thrown at me on a bike ride, was swerved at by a bus while running, I was even chased by a pack of dogs...I guess they were interested in breaking their fast a little early.
Our school decided 5 minutes before school was out on Thursday that we would have Sunday and Monday off as well as Tuesday to Thursday, so although the notice was late it was a much welcome surprise.
So bring on the feast, enjoy the week and then hopefully we can get back to business as usual next week!
And so tonight marks the beginning of the feast which concludes the Holy Month of Ramadan in a Muslim country, and this year I must say it could not have come fast enough! As I sit and write this there are fireworks, firecrackers, whooting, hollaring, honking, and every other noise one can think of going on outside...and good for them, it has been a long difficult month and a little celebration is deserved.
That being said Ramadan is no picnic for anyone living in a Muslim country. Our internet has been down for about a week and trying to get someone to come to fix it is all but impossible. Trying to anyone to do much of anything is very difficult. Stores say they open at 11:00 but may not open until 12:00 or later. Most shops then shut down at 3:00 so workers can get home for Iftar. Shops will then open again around 8:00...or they may not...they may not open at all. This is the way it is insha'ala, God willing things will get done. And the normally cheery friendly Egyptians have something happen to them when they go without food and water all day, they stay up all night. In the last week I have had rocks thrown at me on a bike ride, was swerved at by a bus while running, I was even chased by a pack of dogs...I guess they were interested in breaking their fast a little early.
Our school decided 5 minutes before school was out on Thursday that we would have Sunday and Monday off as well as Tuesday to Thursday, so although the notice was late it was a much welcome surprise.
So bring on the feast, enjoy the week and then hopefully we can get back to business as usual next week!
posted by Brawn of the Oasis at 8:45 PM
1 Comments:
Kul alm wa enta bekhar! Enjoy the holiday.
Post a Comment
<< Home