The White Nights of Ramadan

Maha Addasi was born and grew up in Kuwait, and now lives in Fairfax, Virginia. She is a children's book author. In this short story, a Muslim family celebrates Girgian, a festival during Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim year, which is based on the phases of the moon, and Muslims do not eat or drink anything from sunrise to sunset. Girgian is a festival that Muslims celebrate in the middle of the month of Ramadan and it usually falls on a full moon. As you read, take notes on how the characters in the text celebrate Girgian. The material is distributed in accordance with the CC BY-NC-SA. See details at: https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/cclicenses/