Cameroon’s Muslim girls keep Ramadan tradition alive
YAOUNDE, CAMEROON: The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is the time of the year when Muslims all over the world cherish all that they have been blessed with.
Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan in order to attain righteousness and learn self-restraint. Fasting in the Holy Month is one of Islam’s five main pillars of worship.
Muslims around the world- including in Cameroon- have established certain rituals according to their cultures in the month of Ramadan.
Young Muslim girls in the country’s capital of Yaounde sell traditional sweets outside of mosques before the fast-breaking (iftar) dinner to keep their Ramadan tradition alive.
“During Ramadan, young girls continue our tradition of selling sweets in front of mosques,” a traditional sweets seller Samiha Haruna said.
“We are selling these sweets at affordable prices which are made from rice, flour, sugar and oil. We ensure that all Muslims, rich and poor, eat sweets during Ramadan,” another sweets seller Yaoun Dotti said.
In traditional sweet markets, children also take their place to sell traditional delicacies such as African couscous and natural drinks prepared by their mothers.
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