Musulmani osservano il digiuno per il Ramadan a Srinagar

(ANSA) - ROMA, 14 MAR - epa11219562 Muslims offer prayers on a roadside during the third day of the fasting month of Ramadan in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 14 March 2024. The Muslims' holy month of Ramadan, which started this year on 12 March in Indian Kashmir, is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, and it is believed that the revelation of the first verse in the Koran was during its last 10 nights. It is celebrated yearly by praying during the night and abstaining from eating, drinking, and sexual acts during the period between sunrise and sunset. It is also a time for socializing, mainly in the evening after breaking the fast, and a shift of all activities to late in the day in most countries. EPA/FAROOQ KHAN (ANSA).