Party all night long!

Yesterday marked the beginning of Ramadan. Ramadan is the month where members of the dominant faith fast from food during the daylight hours. Smoking and sex are also forbidden during daylight hours. At the end of the day, however, the fast is broken with prayer and a meal called the iftar. In the evening following the iftar members of the dominant faith generally go out visiting family and friends and have a bit of a celebration.

Facts about Ramadan:
- The month of Ramadan is a month where many people who aren't usually spiritual get very spiritual in their daily lives. People will feed the poor in the evenings and pretty much do everything they can to look good in God's eyes.
- It is not appropriate for me to eat food outside during the month of Ramadan. Although it is not against the law, it is very culturally insensitive, and is pretty much a cultural norm not to eat food in public these days.
- Traffic gets a lot worse during this month. Around 5pm, however, the roads are unusually calm. This is because around 5pm, the daily fast is broken and people are able to eat, drink, and be merry.
- Although Ramadan is supposed to be a time of great fasting, an extra 165,000 tonnes of food have been imported to Egypt for the month of Ramadan and people generally gain weight during this month.