Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims every year as a month of obligatory (fard) dawn-to-sunset fasting (sawm), prayer, reflection and community. This year, Ramadan begins on March 23 and ends on April 21 - to wish someone well, say Ramadan Mubarak!
You can find more information about this observance, and what it means to your observant friends and community members, in the new Religious & Cultural Observances section of the DEI Resources page.
If you would like to see information on another important religious or cultural observation added to the DEI Resources page, please email the Director of DEI at cwashington@bemontschools.net