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All these holidays, all at once. What are you making? [1]

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Date: 2023-04-09  

Just by definition, Passover and Easter come at the same time every year. At my daughter’s private elementary school, they offered a class in Passover/Easter. But this year the holy month of Ramadan overlaps with these two, making it an occasion for many people in the US. So what do people eat for these holidays?

Ramadan is a month of fasting. It’s the ninth month in the Islamic calendar and comes about 10-12 days earlier each year, making it align with a 33-year cycle. During these 29-31 days, observers do not eat or drink during daylight hours but they have a way to break the fast after dark. Dates. Always dates, pitted and held in the hand almost in the mouth while prayers are said, then eaten first. Their high sugar content raises blood sugar quickly, necessary after not eating all day. My son-in-law is from Pakistan and is an observant Muslim, so they also have pakoras, fried vegetables, but that might be only traditional in his region. The first meal is usually fried because food is cooked more quickly that way, not because of any religious significance. The month ends with the feast of Eid al-Fitr, but that’s a ways away yet.

Our own mettle fatigue wrote a diary including the traditional Passover food, charoset. It looks sooo good, however you make it. I won’t repeat her diary here; she says it far better than I can.

I grew up with traditional Easter foods. The one thing I still do at this time of year (and any other time when I feel like it) is make deviled eggs. Yum! There was always a supply of boiled eggs for Easter, and I didn’t know any better way to use them than that. Everyone has their own way of making them. Mine has become pretty minimalist as I age and try to make my life easier, including cooking the eggs in the air fryer. No boiling water!

What traditional or customary foods do you associate with these holidays, or with others in your traditions?

A couple of notes. First, Michelewln reports that Pixie is now recovered and eating to regain the weight she lost while sick. Michelewln herself is still coughing and has promised to call 911 again if she doesn’t improve, now that she’s finishing her third round of antibiotics for pneumonia.

And while you’re here, check out this weeks, Community Needs List and a new diary, I Need Help by Carmudgeon43, who is in danger of losing their home.

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