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Orozo Ait, Kyrgyzstan

" Allah akbar!" (Allah the greatest) is how all the prayers begin in the all the mosques of the world. This day is  called Orozo Ait. It is the greatest Muslim holiday in Kyrgyzstan and the whole world. Orozo ait comes after the month called "ramazan", during which time religious people cannot eat during the day. After sunset they are allowed to do so. All the people must fast except women who are expecting or who have a baby, sick people, religious travellers and fighters.

During the three days of Orozo ait, believers usually visit the places where the dead members of their family or closest family friends rest. Also people meet their friends. Every body must act peacefully towards their friends and enemies. Small children on Orozo Ait could also be called the holliday of ancestors.