Yesterday morning a bunch of us woke up early to go to a Jewish Orthodox neighborhood to see the Jewish ritual of Kapparot. Before Yom Kippur which started last night, the long time tradition of Kapparot has been done in which people circle a live chicken around their heads three times, and then their sins are transferred to the chicken. The chicken is then killed and eaten or given to the poor to eat. We walked around Jewish neighborhoods looking for people doing this which was very interesting, and then we found a place that was selling live chickens for the practice. It was defintely an experience that I won't see again!
Ramadan is going on this month for the Muslim religion. Ramadan is a month of fasting in which they do not eat or drink during daylight hours. Because the neighborhood we live in is mostly Muslim, we are not supposed to eat or drink out in public as a courtesy to them and also because they might find it offensive. During this time, Muslims are also supposed to focus on following the teachings of Islam and not lying, fighting, etc. and are also supposed to read the Qur'an.
It is really neat to live in this very religious area and to see how all of the religions interact with each other. I am glad that I get to be here during a time when there are so many holidays and such going on in a lot of different religions.
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You are awesome. I can't believe all of the cool things you are getting to do. Thanks for keeping us posted and showing us some of the sights. We love you!
(In response to your comments on my blog)
Across the Universe is not rated R, it's PG-13. But it wasn't very good at all.
It made a really great trailer. The plot was weak, character development...nonexistent. Julie Tamor (the director) shouldn't be reverred, the musical arranger should.
My suggestion to all those who were intrigued by the trailer, put your beatles songs on random on iTunes.
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