So, during the month of ramadan they fast all day (including liquids) and at sundown they feast. The feast, or the "breaking of the fast" aka breakfast, is call fatuur.
Earlier this week I went to my neighbors' house for fatuur. I was so excited that they had invited me. So I get there with one of my other girl friends and it was very awkward. One of the reasons is because I am still learning the language so communication is tough, though some of them know a little English. I am learning to embrace awkwardness.
After a while they took us downstairs and outside to eat (after they prayed). The food was delicious! Even better were the fresh fruit juices. I have learned though that you must eat slow because they keep pushing food toward you the entire time. After we ate we had tea, of course, and sat and tried to talk for a while.
This is the fun part. They invited us back inside and we went upstairs into a room with the tv. Their favorite program was on- a singing show. One of the songs came on and they said it was a traditional dance song. So naturally I asked them to show me the dance. They resisted at first but after some arm twisting I got them to show me. Then some of the older women came in dancing and we all joined in. It was fun! We were all laughing hysterically and dancing. That definitely broke the awkwardness :-)
Over the next few days I have many more fatuurs to go to and I am pretty excited. That's all for now :-)
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3 comments:
How fun! I remember in Australia when they taught us a bushdance. I tried to teach in to the youth group when I got back but it totally flopped.
-Mallory
sounds like everything is going well over there for you. Miss you suz. ; )
Miss you! Thought of you this week in discussions of Speed the Light! Keep dancing!
Paul
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