Everyone with little geographic knowledge knows that Sweden is a Christian country but the Swedish people like the Americans have different cultures and we do respect each other for our differences.
This month is a holy month for the Muslims, because this month is Ramadan. During this month Muslims all over the world are supposed to be fasting during the day time but when the sun goes down the fasting will be over and Muslims can eat for a few hours and the next day is the same thing again until the last day of Ramadan. When Ramadan is over, Muslims will have a big holiday called “eid” and that is a mark of the last days of the fast and people are celebrating. During this celebration it is common to have huge feast with families and friends and children are often given money from parents and family as a gift.
So why does Muslims fast during Ramadan? It is really simple to answer this question but really difficult to practice it. Muslims fast during Ramadan because they are having sympathy for hungry people all over the world. Also during Ramadan Muslims are donating a lot of money to less fortunate people.
I really do believe that this is something beautiful to do and I admire people who really follow this to 100% and I also know that it is much more difficult to practice Ramadan in Sweden because our society here is way different from the societies in the Middle Eastern countries. In the Middle Eastern countries, people do not have the same job routines like in Sweden. Once Ramadan begins people are closing down restaurants during the days and the whole city is like a zombie town during the days. But in Sweden people still have to work and this make it much more difficult to practice Ramadan correctly.
