The blessed month of Ramadhan is here. Like everywhere, it has its own charm in Kashmir and is observed with great fervor and zeal.
Being Kashmiri, you can relate to following things:
1. Sahar Khan: With Ramadan comes Sahar Khan chanting ‘Waqt-e-sahar’ and beating his drum. He has been our alarm clock during this month for years now.
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2. Laziness: You become some version of koala bear. No hyekat. Only sleep.
3. The duhelkhaw: When you meet someone the first thing they ask is, “roza hai?” If they hear negative..lol..you’re screwed.
You take pleasure in teasing those who don’t fast and give them names, mostly duhelkhaw or duldoes.
4. Beggars: There’s a knock every now and then on your door.. and guess who it is? Beggars. This happens all the time.
*Thuk thuk*
Me: Kus chuv?
They:
5. Counting days to Eid: Ramadhan leaves all of us waiting for Eid. Kids, teenagers, adults, elderly all of us eagerly wait for Eid. And then before you know it, it’s Eid.
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