Ramadan and seasons

Ramadan and seasons follows the year as it is lived in the Gulf. The Islamic calendar follows the moon, so Ramadan arrives about eleven days earlier each year. It can fall in the long days of summer or the milder days of winter, and each placement changes how fasting feels. These articles look at how the holy month reshapes sleep, meals, water and movement: the early suhoor, the long afternoon, iftar with family and nights that run later than usual. They also cover Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, UAE National Day, Saudi National Day and Founding Day, the school terms, and the turn from summer to the cooler months. Each seasonal guide opens with this year's dates, confirmed against an official source, and closes with what changes once the season ends. Health facts come from authorities such as the WHO, the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention and the Saudi Ministry of Health. This is general information, not medical advice. Health authorities ask people who have a medical condition, are pregnant or take regular medication to speak to a doctor before fasting, and never to change a medicine on their own. Sisly reads sleep, energy and activity against your own normal, so a Ramadan week sits beside your other weeks, described rather than judged.