Show the fast of Ka madan ramadan the terrible month of daily fasting is like the china mans new year governed by the moon this year precisely at the moment the new moon became visible on the morning of april 8 ramadan began and continued throughout the lunar month the origin of thia long fast seems shrouded in mystery as it is said to have been observed by the fire worshipers long before before the the time ot mahomet all who thought the command to all true belaev era to fast for eleven months in the year was too much to require of mortal flesh through the angel gabriel he therefore besought the great spirit to reduce the time one half finding this still a heavy trial he again intercedes interceded inter ceded and got the time fixed atone lunar month where it still remains during this awful month nothing in the way of food passes the true edans mouth between dawn and sunset in the morning as soon as a white thread can bo distinguished gui shed from a black one the fast be gins Sir je |