Ramadan begins on Monday, March 11, subject to the sighting of the moon. It is a holy month for Muslims, during which they fast during daylight hours and focus on fellowship, reflection and prayer.
Children are not required to fast until they reach puberty, but they do participate in Iftar, the communal meal that breaks the fast at sunset. However, children often want to start fasting earlier and participate in Ramadan.
An advent calendar is a great way to help them learn about Ramadan and Allah, and to get them involved in the celebration. Here we have collected the best.
Beacon’s Ramadan calendar is much like a Christmas advent calendar. It comes with a small chocolate behind each calendar window and is decorated with the Islamic moon and the words “Eid Mubarak” emblazoned in both English and Arabic. You can get the calendar for £2.75 from Asda and £8.99 from eBay.
Amazon has another chocolate window calendar which costs £7.80. It has 3.9 stars from 113 reviews, with one person writing “Bought two of these advent calendars for my grandchildren and they loved it. I love that when they open it each day to get their chocolate they have a new word for Ramadan , i.e. it also makes sense.
“Will definitely buy again for next Ramadan and highly recommend to my family and friends.” A less satisfied customer wrote “My daughter was very disappointed with this calendar because all the chocolate fell out on the days she opened it.”
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For something more exclusive, Farhi sells a praline chocolate advent calendar that can be ideal for children and people who can’t fast. It costs £30, and comes with foil-wrapped hazelnut pralines in beautifully decorated packaging.
You can buy Beacon’s Ramadan Calendar from Asda and eBay. You can get the chocolate window calendar here and the wooden countdown calendar here. You can buy the Praline Chocolate Advent Calendar from Farhi.
