68. Ramadan 2021: An Introduction to Islam’s Holy Month! (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><strong>On April 12th the Muslim holy month of Ramadan began. Millions of Muslims around the world are now fasting, observing the religious holiday, and celebrating with friends and family. In this episode of Thinking in English, I want to answer some of the most common questions people have about Ramadan, and introduce you to some religious vocabulary!</strong></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/04/14/68-ramadan-2021-an-introduction-to-islams-holy-month-english-vocabulary-lesson/"><strong>TRANSCRIPT -- https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/04/14/68-ramadan-2021-an-introduction-to-islams-holy-month-english-vocabulary-lesson/</strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/01/04/39-brexit-all-the-essential-vocabulary-english-vocabulary-lesson/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CONTACT US!!</a></p> <p>INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/</a>)</p> <p>Twitter - @thinkenglishpod</p> <p>Blog - <a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thinkinginenglish.blog</a></p> <p>Gmail - [email protected]</p> <p><br></p> <h4><strong>Vocabulary List</strong></h4> <p><strong>To observe (v) - to obey a law, rule, or custom</strong></p> <p><em>People must observe the law</em></p> <p><strong>To fast (v) - to eat no food for a period of time</strong></p> <p><em>One day a week he fasts for health reasons</em></p> <p><strong>practicing (adj) - actively involved in a religion</strong></p> <p><em>He is a practicing Christian, and goes to church every week</em></p> <p><strong>Holy (adj) - related to a religion or a god</strong></p> <p><em>The Quran is the holy book of Islam</em></p> <p><strong>Sacred (adj) - considered to be holy and deserving respect, especially because of a connection with a god</strong></p> <p><em>This area is sacred to Buddhists</em></p> <p><strong>Pilgrimage (n) - a special journey made by a pilgrim</strong></p> <p><em>Muslims try to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their life</em></p> <p><strong>Dawn (n) - the period in the day when light from the sun begins to appear in the sky</strong></p> <p><em>I wake up before dawn every morning</em></p> <p><strong>Crescent (n) - a curved shape, like the moon when it is less that half of a circle</strong></p> <p><em>The moon was a brightly shining crescent</em></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support</a>

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