In
Sudan, people are Muslims, Christians, and some believe in traditional
African religions. The people in this village are Muslims. Their
religion is called Islam and their holy book is the Quran. They
believe in one God, Allah in the Arabic language, and that Muhammad
was the last messenger from God.
Muslims pray five times a day. On Friday at noon, the villagers
go to the mosque
to pray together. After they pray, people visit their relatives
and friends and eat
together.
Religion is the core of life in the village. It's everywhere.
It's life itself. God is great. |
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 Once
a year, during the month of Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn to dusk.
They do not eat or drink anything during the daytime for the whole
month. During Ramadan, the days are very quiet in the village. At
sunset, people gather outside their houses to eat and share their
food with neighbors and passers-by. At the end of Ramadan, there
is a special four-day holiday, called Eid al-Fitr. Everyone dresses
up in new clothes, visits their relatives, exchanges gifts, and
shares in special holiday meals. They also go to the graveyard to
visit the graves of their relatives and ancestors.
Once in a lifetime, every Muslim is supposed to make the Hajj,
or pilgrimage, to Mecca- the Holy Place of the Muslims. For an old
person in the village, it is a dream come true to make this trip
to the Holy Place. The whole village gathers to say farewell to
people who leave on the pilgrimage. At pilgrimage time, there is
a four-day holiday, called Eid al-Adha. Every family butchers a
sheep and shares the meat with others.
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