The most prominent customs of the Saudi people in Ramadan

Weather of Arabia website - Ismail Qasimi - When Muslims talk about traveling during Ramadan, the destination to the Holy Bekaa is undoubtedly the first and best option for them, and we all know the importance of traveling for Umrah in the best of months.. This is the best that one can have around the world, and in Saudi Arabia also There are other customs for Saudis in this month.

The legal and astronomical bodies are assigned to monitor the lunar crescent in Saudi Arabia, and the testimonies of citizens who were able to see it with the naked eye can be approved, after the judicial bodies acknowledge that, and after the media broadcast the proof of the month of Ramadan, joy prevails in the hearts of Muslims, and there are many countries that follow the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in determining month entry.

The people of the Kingdom begin their Iftar with " Fawk Al-Rayaq" , which is dates, dates, and water. After performing the Maghrib prayer, they eat the main meal consisting of a main dish represented by beans, local ghee or olive oil, and a number of other traditional foods such as samosa, soup and tamees bread. Vimto drinks and curd are at the forefront. As for desserts, there are kunafa with cream, qatayef, basbousah and balah al-sham.

People drink red tea before Tarawih prayers, and after that they go to the various councils and evening parties. Young people stay up late until Suhoor, and families visit at this time of the day .

In the pre-dawn meal, the matter is not much different, as the meals are topped with local bread, Arabic ghee, and milk, in addition to liver and pieces, and sometimes there is rice, chicken, and popular dishes.

The Saudis are keen to hold charitable Ramadan banquets to break the fast for the needy, the needy, passers-by, Islamic communities and foreign workers. One of the customs witnessed on the roads recently is the distribution of snacks at traffic lights. Many are deprived in the second half of the month to perform Umrah, and some observe some or all of the last ten nights in the Prophet’s Mosque or the Grand Mosque.