I asked Lin from Indonesia about Ramadan and Eid’l Fitr. Here’s what she wrote… Eid’l Fitr is the closing of Ramadhan, celebrating the winning of ‘fighting’ ourselves during Ramadhan month. During Ramadhan month, we don’t eat, drink, smoking etc. We also don’t do anything bad, instead we need to worship and be good to...

Lin wrote to me about the December holidays in Indonesia… When I was a kid, about one third of my neighbors were Christian (Catholic, Protestant, Advent etc). Before Christmas, we kids ‘helped’ them prepare their houses for Christmas (by tasting their cookies, cakes, and their traditional cuisines/meals, decorating their houses and Christmas trees etc.). What...

Del wrote from The Gambia, “Lisa – today is also the Muslim celebration of Koriteh – after the Ramadan fast. So people here too are very happy.” I read that kids go around to houses asking for “salibo” (sweets or money) just like the western Halloween. Happy Koriteh! Mama Lisa

This year Eid al-Adha (a holiday that’s also known as Eid Kbir) is held on the 18th to the 20th around the Muslim world. It’s a festival celebrating Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son for Allah. Everyone dresses up and goes to the mosque to perform the Eid prayer. Families that can...

Eid ul-Adha is celebrated by Muslims and marks the end of the Hajj. The Hajj is when Muslims make a pilgrimage to Makkah (originally Mecca) in Saudi Arabia. The pilgrims visit a shrine said to be built by Ibrahim and his son Isma’il as requested by God. Eid-ul-Adha takes place on the 10th day of...