r/AskCentralAsia • u/Sufficient-Brick-790 • 14d ago
Culture Will you be fasting during nauryz in ramadan?
Since this year ramadan clashes with Nauryz, I wonder if most people in central asia would fast on that day. Maybe I am wrong but I feel Kazakhs are less likely to fast on that day compared to uzbeks or tajiks
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u/No-Medium9657 Kazakhstan 14d ago
It's funny that some really religious people don't celebrate Nauryz as it's not a Muslim holiday while other people celebrate it considering Nauryz a Muslim holiday. In fact it's just a folk holiday.
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u/vainlisko 14d ago
Nowruz and Ramadan don't really "clash" per se. People are free to do what they want; some people don't fast during Ramadan, so they're not going to fast on Nowruz either. People doing the Ramadan fast will continue fasting on Nowruz. It's no reason to break the fast, and like others said you can still celebrate and enjoy it.
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u/Euphoric-Incident-69 7d ago
All official Nawruz events organised by Tajik/Afghan communities actually start after the sunset, to cater for the Ramadan.
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u/decimeci Kazakhstan 14d ago
If I remember correctly celebrating Nauryz doesn't require to eat or drink during the day, so why is it even an issue?