Ramadan: A Special Family Tradition Having to deprive yourself of food for almost an entire day seems out of reach to most people, but millions of muslims and even non-muslims partake in such a practice all the time. It takes place on every 9th month of the year, because it is the month in which the holy book of Islam; the "Quran" was revealed. Ramadan is a practice of Islam in which the follower does not eat from 6 in the morning until the sun goes down at a certain time. It is one of five in the "Five Pillars of Islam", a foundation of acts that are considered mandatory for the followers of Islam. It is believed that the holy book was first shown to the Islamic prophet Muhammad during an era which is refered to as "the
