Ramadan Gift Baskets

During Ramadan, restaurants are closed during the daytime. Most of the families wake up early before the sun rises and they will eat a meal called sohour. When the time sun sets, fasting is ended, and the family will eat a meal called iftar. Iftar is usually composed of sweet food and drinks to give energy to the Muslims who undergo fasting. In iftar, they also include desserts called konafa or qattayef. Konafa is a type of cake that is made from sugar, wheat, raisins, honey, and nuts. Like the Konafa, Qatayef is a cake but it is quite smaller than the Konafa, and it is usually made up of raisins and nuts.

The most joyful part of Ramada is the end of the month or the breaking of the fast which is called Eid al-Fitr. In this day, Muslims used to have beautiful lights and decorations. Streets and Mosques are decorated with “fanoos” lanterns which are made up of tin and colored glass.

During Eid al-Fitr, Muslims dress in the most fashionable clothes, share sweet treats, and visit their respective families and friends. As part of the Ramadan values which are charity and doing a good deed, Muslims used to feed the poor and offer help in the form of contributions to the mosques. As Ramadan ends, Muslim people used to have many benefits in spiritual aspect but also in values aspect as well.