Ramadan is the ____ month in the Islamic calendar and it is the most ____ month of the year for Muslims. Muslims believe it was during this month that God revealed the first verses of the ____, Islam's sacred text, to Muhammed, on a night known as "The Night of ____". During the entire month of Ramadan, Muslims ____ every day from dawn to sunset. It is meant to be a time of spiritual discipline where Muslims think deeply about their relationship with God. Muslims do extra ____, increased charity and generosity, and intense study of the Quran. It's a time of celebration and joy, to be spent with loved ones. For religious matters, Muslims follow a ____ calendar (one based on the phases of the moon) whose 12 months add up to approximately 354 days. That's ____ days shorter than the 365 days of the standard ____ calendar that is used today. So that means the first day of Ramadan, the 9th month of the Islamic lunar calendar, ____ each year. Fasting during Ramadan is one of the five ____ of Islam . All Muslims are required to take part every year, though there are special exemptions for those who are ill, ____ , menstruating and for young children and the elderly. The practice of fasting serves to show you what it feels like to be hungry and thirsty so you feel ____ for (and a duty to help) the poor and needy. During Ramadan, Muslims wake up well before ____ to eat the first meal of the day, which has to last until sunset. At dawn, Muslims perform the morning ____. Since it's usually still pretty early, many go back to ____ for a bit before waking up again to get ready for the day. For the most part, though, Muslims go about their daily business as they normally would, despite not being able to eat or ____ anything the whole day. When the evening ____ to prayer is finally made Muslims break the day's fast with a light meal called an ____ which is usally a ____ and a glass of water, before performing the evening prayer. Many Muslims go to the ____ for the evening prayer. This is usually followed by a larger meal a bit later in the evening, which is often shared with family and friends in one another's homes throughout the month. At the end of Ramadan Muslims around the world celebrate the festival of Eid al ____ which means the Festival of the ____ of the Fast. To wish someone a happy Ramadan or happy Eid you can say____ or ____ Mubarak in the same way people say Happy Christmas or Happy Hanukkah.

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