The days of Ramadan begin early in the morning. Around 4.00 am drummers walk round the village from house to house playing their drums and singing to wake everyone up. Then people begin preparing the Sohoor (pre-dawn) meal - everyone's favorite is soup with "tuo zafi", a soft meal made from maize flour. The fast begins from dawn till sunset.

Later on in the day children put on their best clothes and visit people in the village. Everyone likes to give them food, money and sweets. After nightfall, a few of the elders gather the children together in the middle of the village to tell stories. Sometimes they recount religious stories about the Prophet his companions, may Allah be pleased with them, and famous scholars and other times they tell traditional stories about their tribes and where they came from, their history and the battles they fought in the past.