Breaking the fast during Ramadan
We caught the ferry to Tanger yesterday from Algeciras, and after realising that we had 8 hours to kill before our train to Marrakesh left, we happened to bump into a local, Miloud, who thought we looked a little bit lost.
Em, being ever the sceptic, thought a massive scam was on it's way as Miloud offered to take us personally to the kasbah, and all through the medina... but it turned out that he just had time to kill (during Ramadan they can't eat from sunrise to sunset, and many get a bit cranky if they're not kept busy!). So we spent an amazing afternoon with him - checking out all the local areas, including bakeries and mosques hidden down winding paths inside the kasbah, and learning all about life in Tanger and Ramadan.
The afternoon finished with him inviting us to have "breakfast" with him, the 6pm meal to break-the-fast of Ramadan. His wife cooked us a special Ramadan soup, made with pigeon (!!), and we ate with him as the sun set over the ocean, sitting by the walls of the kasbah!
posted by Emily @ 10:02 pm
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2 Comments:
Wow - in Turkey last year during Ramadam they beat drums at sunrise. If I remember correctly it was to stop you having sex or eating which you don't do during daylight hours. Beware the drums!!!!
Dad
What a wonderful experience for you two and how lucky, it is amazing how friendly people can be from every country and it's a shame the world has changed so much that we get suspicious at first... What a real treat, you'll never forget it! Love Pennie
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