But...
Last Sunday, as I had no plan for the day to go out, I believed that it would be the 1st and last chance to try it!
Well, I confess at the beginning but I didn't do acually 100 %.
Because it was already 7a.m when I woke up in the morning...
I should have waken up at 4:45 and done eating before 5...
Anyway I started fasting day from then after quickly eat some rice.
In the morning, I washed my clothes then studied a little bit.
At 10, I went to see my neighbor family, of course to tell them I do ramadan today!
They appreciated my action.
One of girls told me to break the fasting together in the evening.
I observed the famous, delicious pancake preparation.
Then around noon, I went back home.
It was a very beautiful day, which means it was hot as well...
Gradually I started feeling thirsty.
My stomach started making noise too.
No way of giving up right now !
I tried to kill time and forget these desire with reading and watching a film.
From 4p.m, it became dark and started raining, really hard.
It became very cool, thanks god !
At 5:30, one more hour.
Well, actually I started feeling nothing really...
It doesn't mean that I started losing my consciousness but just I was anymore neither hungry nor thirsty.
Then just before 6:30,
Everyone started clean body (have a shower) before the pray.
Me and one of girls went out to the road side to buy her older sister's galettes.
After praying, the moment came...!
In fact, it wasn't as exciting as I expected because I wasn't suffering from not eating or drinking...
Once the peak passes, it is not so difficult apparently...
Anyway with water I started feeding my empty stomach then ginger juice, millet soupe (like oatmeal), pancakes and yogourt.
I was already full at this time...
We watced TV all together then at 7:30.
"Come here pray !"
"What?! me too!?"
"Of course ! why not ?" They didn't say that actually but sounded so I couldn't refuse it...
Behind the family's dad who leads the pray, the other all members stand on goat skin carpet.
Women and girls wear scarf around their head, of course me too.
Then it started.
I had no idea so just I tried to immitate others and follow them.
Stand up, sit down, put your head on the ground, then stand up again, sit down...
Repeating, repeating and repeating.
From the certain moment, I chould guess what was next movement with hearing what the dad said.
It took about 20min.
Then the real dinner came. That day it was riz sauce (rice with sauce).
One day was done.
I was already full before the pray, I didn't eat much rice and went back home.
It was very cultural day with new experiences!
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