Ramadan

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Festive Spanish vocabulary

The holy month of Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It begins about 11 days earlier each year, because the calendar is lunar and thus shorter than the Gregorian calendar, which is solar.

What is Ramadan?

Ramadan is a holy month during which nearly all Muslims* are required to fast during daylight hours (sunrise to sunset). The fast is broken at sunset with iftar (breakfast).

 * Except children and anyone who is sick, traveling, menstruating, pregnant, or breastfeeding.

How do you say "Happy Ramadan" in Spanish?

• ¡Feliz Ramadán!

alms		la limosna
Mecca		La Meca
month		el mes
Muslim		musulmán
new moon		la luna nueva
pilgrimage		la peregrinación
Quran		el Corán
reflection		la reflexión
Fasting		El ayuno
no eating		no comer
no drinking		no beber
no smoking		no fumar
no sex		no tener relaciones sexuales
from sunrise		desde el amanecer
to sunset		hasta el ocaso
breakfast		el desayuno
Ramadan Foods		Alimentos de Ramadán
apricot		el albaricoque, el damasco
bell pepper		el pimiento, el pimentón
chickpeas		los garbanzos
date		el dátil
eggplant		la berenjena
fig		el higo
lamb		el cordero
milk		la leche
rice		el arroz
salad		la ensalada
soup		la sopa
zucchini		el calabacín, la calabacita
Ramadan Verbs		Verbos de Ramadán
to abstain		abstenerse
to break the fast		romper el ayuno
to fast		ayunar
to make a pilgrimage		hacer una peregrinación
to pray		rezar

5 pillars of Islam – Los 5 pilares del islam

1.	faith		la fe
2.	prayer		la oración
3.	charity		la limosna
4.	fasting during Ramadan		el ayuno durante
5.	pilgrimage to Mecca		la peregrinación a La Meca

 The required-once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage is called Hajj and usually occurs during the last month of the year. During the last week or so of Ramadan, a lesser pilgrimage called Umrah is often made.

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