Muslims celebrate the onset of Ramadan. The Sunnis do this since June 6 and the Shiites celebrate from June 7.
Within a month, all believers are fasting (Oruj, Saum, Eid), which is mandatory for all healthy adults. Exempt from the fast are pregnant and lactating women, sick people, children, elderly people and all those who are engaged in heavy work, participate in hostilities, travel and so on.
Muslim theologians treat the fasting as a means of curbing the passions generated by the animal origin in people (Nafs). During the fasting the believers, concentrating volitional efforts, are exempt from instinctive defects and improve human spirit (Kalb), thus ennobling human nature.
In the evening, after sunset, the fasting people should take a light meal, as well as at the dawn before sunrise. The evening meal is called Iftar, to which relatives, friends and neighbors are invited.
During Ramadan weddings are not held, and this restriction complies with all, including non-believers. ----02B-
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On December 25, an Embraer 190 passenger plane operated by Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC (AZAL), on a Baku–Grozny flight, crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan. Azerbaijan’s Consul General in Aktau, Ayxan Suleymanlı, stated that the plane had 67 people onboard, including crew members, 38 of whom died. According to him, 26 of the deceased were Azerbaijani citizens.
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On December 27th, rain is expected in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula, and heavy rainfall in some areas. The wind will be southeast. The air temperature at night will be +7 to +9°C, and during the day, it will be +9 to +11°C. Humidity will be 70-80%. Precipitation is expected across the country in the evening, particularly in the eastern regions. Snow is expected in the mountains.
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Embraer 190 plane of Azerbaijani airline AZAL crashed near the city of Aktau early in the morning on December 25.
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Embraer 190 plane of Azerbaijani airline AZAL crashed near the city of Aktau early in the morning on December 25.
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