Today is our first Ramadan back home in 3 years. But as we are leaving tomorrow, it will only be for one day to enjoy the sungkai here together with the bigger family.The atmosphere during the month of Ramadan in Brunei is very distinctive and impossible for outsiders not to notice. It is probably similar in other Muslim communities in the world. There are a lot more things to do in a communal way than any other months. First, early in Ramadan, families would go together to the cemeteries to say prayers to those loved ones who have long gone. Then there are the Terawih/Witir prayer and Tedarus which occupy most people's time in the evening. But the most obvious difference is the food frenzy.
Indeed today on the first day of Ramadan, the food shopping for breaking of fast was already quite apparent. We only dropped by at SupaSave in the afternoon and there was already quite a crowd. Of course it was quite tempting to buy when you are walking with empty stomach.
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