Bayram
It is almost that time of the year. Two more days to go and it will be Bayram - the Muslim holiday which marks the end of Ramadan (the fasting month) and during which young people chill out and party like crazy... well at least they do in Bosnia.
There are specific traditions like spending time with your family and visiting family graves, waiting for guests and serving them all sorts of food and drinks, eating the traditional cakes (which are too sweet and too sticky for my taste but they are still a tradition). Parents award their children with money and sweets for the effort they made during Ramadan.
But as soon as the night falls, the craziest parties begin and people (who kept away from alcohol and all the pleasures during Ramadan) drink and party like mad.
It is even more popular than new-years-eve here.
For me it will be 3 days of packing and trying to spend as much time with my grandparents as possible. I will be away from all computer devices and trying to get back to 'the real world' and read books, eat cakes and drink lots and lots of coffee during the day...
There are specific traditions like spending time with your family and visiting family graves, waiting for guests and serving them all sorts of food and drinks, eating the traditional cakes (which are too sweet and too sticky for my taste but they are still a tradition). Parents award their children with money and sweets for the effort they made during Ramadan.
But as soon as the night falls, the craziest parties begin and people (who kept away from alcohol and all the pleasures during Ramadan) drink and party like mad.
It is even more popular than new-years-eve here.
For me it will be 3 days of packing and trying to spend as much time with my grandparents as possible. I will be away from all computer devices and trying to get back to 'the real world' and read books, eat cakes and drink lots and lots of coffee during the day...
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