what the streets look like at ftur

so, the other night i was finally at home for ftur and wanted to capture what it looks like on our usually very, very busy street.

the clock strikes time for the call and food consumption to begin. normally we can't hear the call to prayer at our house because of traffic and such, but since everyone is inside and waiting on the call, we can hear a couple of calls.

as you can see here--the last few folks getting home, otherwise it is empty!

in our class about Ramadan, we found out that mostly bad people are out at ftur. so, it isn't safe to be just walking around alone. it really was kind of eary how quiet it gets.

even our local hanut (store with grey doors there) is closed down for the next hour to hour and a half or so. truly an experience like nothing i have had before. and this is every night at ftur!