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For my celebration project I am going to learn about Ramadan. My three inquiry questions: -Who celebrates Ramadan?  -What are some traditions of Ramadan?  -When is Ramadan?  -What is Ramadan celebrating?  -How many years has Ramadan been celebrated for?  -Other information __My Project__ Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calender. It is considered a very holy month by Muslims. They spend the whole month fasting from sunrise to sunset. The action of fasting is thought to burn away all sin. The name Ramadan comes from the time before the Islamic calender when the month fell in Summer. Muslims believe that the Qur'an was sent down to the lowest heaven during this month to be prepared for gradual revelation by angel Gibril (Gabriel) to the Prophet Muhammad.  __Islamic Calendar of their religious months__ Muharram Safar Rabi' al-awwal Rabi' al-thani Jumada al-awwal Jumada al-thani Rajab Sha'aban Ramadan Shawwal Dhu al-Qi'dah Dhu al-Hijjah

The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar. Months begin when the first crescent of a new moon is sighted. Since the Islamic lunar calendar year is 11 or 12 days shorter than the normal year Ramadan changes throughout the seasons. The actual start and end dates for Ramadan in 2005–2015 were and are as follows: CE / AD AH First day Last day 2005 1426 4 October 2 November 2006 1427 23 September 22 October 2007 1428 13 September 11 October 2008 1429 1 September 29 September 2009 1430[1] 22 August 19 September 2010 1431[1] 11 August 9 September 2011 1432[1] 1 August 29 August 2012 1433[1] 20 July 18 August 2013 1434[1] 9 July 7 August 2014 1435[1] 28 June 27 July 2015 1436[1] 18 June 16 July

Because the moon comes out at different times all over the world, Muslims in London would start Ramadan 24 hours after Muslims in New Zealand.

One obvious tradition of Ramadan is not eating from dawn till dusk. Also, at the very end of Ramadan when they eat again there is a three day celebration called Eid-ul-fitr. They greet each other and say Eid Mubarak. It is to spread around love and happiness. Muslims get new clothes before hand to wear on Eid. Gifts and money is given to children as a token of love by their parents and relatives. All the familys have food together. Some common foods are: Mrouziya Tabuli Biryani Mutton korma Saiwiyan

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">No one really knows how long Ramadan has been around for.

References wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramadan_(calendar_month)