Why I Love Ramadan
Aqsa Tasleem | Librarians of Tomorrow Intern
For Muslims, this is the lunar month of Ramadan in which we fast and pray to our God (Allah). Ramadan both starts and ends on the New Moon – when the moon is barely a sliver in the sky. This year, Ramadan is celebrated from Monday, April 12, 2021 through Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Many world religions follow a lunar calendar, including Lunar New Year in Asian cultures. In addition, the Jewish religion’s holiday of Passover occurs on the 15th day in the lunar month of Nisan. During Ramadan, Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset each day. They wake up at dawn to eat their…