IS AN OPTION THEY NEVER CONSIDERED THAT CAN EASE SOME OF THOSE SYMPTOMS. IT IS A
TRADITION DURING THE HOLY MONTH
OF RAMADAN, THE SAHU OR FESTIVAL
IN DEARBORN, MUSLIMS ACROSS
METRO DETROIT AND AROUND THE
WORLD ARE OBSERVING RAMADAN AND
MUSLIMS FAST DURING THE DAY AND
THEN BREAK BREAD AT SUNDOWN. SO
WHO REMAINS PREDAWN MEAL IN
ARABIC IN OUR PRIYA MANN STAYED
UP LATE TO EXPERIENCE THE
FESTIVAL AND ALL IT HAS TO
OFFER. WHEN YOU WALK THROUGH
THIS BEAUTIFUL ENTRANCE, YOU
WILL EXPERIENCE THE RICHNESS OF
RAMADAN FESTIVAL OPENED FOR
EVERYONE. WELCOME TO THE LARGEST
RAMADAN FESTIVAL IN NORTH
AMERICA. THE ENERGY IS
UNDESCRIBABLE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
. THEY HAVE THESE FESTIVALS, NOT
JUST LIKE THIS, BUT THEY’RE VERY
SIMILAR, AND THAT’S WHAT I’M
TRYING TO BRING TO OUR
COMMUNITY. THROUGHOUT THE MONTH,
TENS OF THOUSANDS ATTEND THE
OVERNIGHT FESTIVAL FAIRLY MALL
IN DEARBORN, RAMADAN SPIRIT IS
ABOUT JUST GIVING AND BEING
WELCOMING, HOSPITABLE, BEING
HUMBLE. AND BRINGING PEOPLE
TOGETHER DURING RAMADAN MUSLIMS
FAST DURING THE DAY AND AT
SUNDOWN. BREAK BREAD DURING GOOD
WAS THAT FOOD YOU READING? YOU
SEEM TO BE ENJOYING IT WASN’T.
THE LATE NIGHT BEFORE SUNRISE.
SOME PERSON THAT’S HERE IS LIKE
ENJOYING THEIR FOOD RIGHT NOW,
BEFORE THEY HAVE TO PASS THE GUN
FOR THE DAY. SO IT’S AMAZING TO
BE HERE RIGHT NOW. BECAUSE I
HAVE TO PASS TO GO CRAZY FOR THE
RAMADAN FESTIVAL TO BE ONE OF
THE BIGGEST GROUP VESSELS DURING
RAMADAN, YOU KNOW, SO WE TRY TO
INCORPORATE THE ISLAMIC SPIRIT
INTO IT. WHAT WAY BETTER THAN
BREAKING BREAD TOGETHER, RIGHT?
THIS IS AS AUTHENTIC AS IT GETS.
ANYBODY SEE ANYBODY THINK THIS
IS A DRINK THAT WAS BACK HOME IN
SYRIA THAT THEY MAKE DRINK THAT,
ESPECIALLY DURING RAMADAN
HOLIDAY. THIS IS A ROSEWATER
DRINK AND THE TOUCH OF SWEETNESS
COMES FROM DATES IS THAT GOOD.
IT’S ABOUT 50 KG, OKAY, FALAFELS
, SCHWARM AZIZ BRISKET, RAMEN
TACOS. YOU NAME IT. IT’S HERE. I
WOULD JUST SAY COME HUNGRY.
45,000 STRIPPER TRUCK PARKED 18
TRUCKS. THIS ALL COULD BE ITS
OWN FESTIVAL. SOME OF THE BEST
FOOD HERE FROM THE TERRY MELT
THE HOLY CLOCK PARADISE BIRYANI,
WHICH IS A PAKISTANI INDIAN. WE
BROUGHT THE AUTHENTIC FROM SYRIA
FROM THE MIDDLE EAST FLAVORS ALL
THE SPICES FROM OVERSEAS.
THEY’RE LOOKING FOR A MODEST
MODERN WARDROBE. THERE’S A HIJAB
FOR THAT. PEOPLE START ASKING ME
WHERE I GOT MY SCARS FROM AND I
TOLD HIM WHY YOU GUYS DON’T HAVE
STORES HERE, AND THEY ACTUALLY
DIDN’T A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
COMING FROM CANADA FROM CHICAGO
ARE SUPER EXCITED THAT WE HAVE
THE FESTIVAL HERE BECAUSE THEY
DON’T GET EXPERIENCE THIS.
TWO BOOTS OVER PALESTINIAN PRIDE
ON FULL DISPLAY. FAILURE THEY
CALL IT BROUGHT IT TO THIS
FESTIVAL IS A TRADITIONAL THING
BECAUSE I’M PASSING IN, AND I’M
REPRESENTING MY MOM AND MY
FAMILY, SO IT’S JUST A VERY
EXCITING MOMENT FOR ME. FOR SOME
, IT’S THE ARTISTRY THAT DRAWS
THEM IN. TAXI IN DUBAI. BELIEVE
IT OR NOT, BUT IT ALWAYS GETS
MISTAKEN FOR BELLE ISLE BECAUSE
IT JUST LOOKS SO SITTING THERE
RIGHT HERE. THE SCENE FESTIVAL
RUNS EVERY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
NIGHT FROM 11 PM TO THREE AM
THROUGH APRIL 15TH AND ALL ARE
WELCOMED. IT’S AMAZING THAT I
CAN ACTUALLY BE PART OF
SOMETHING THAT HAS THIS MUCH
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE, SO I
THINK IT’S GREAT THAT THEY CAN
COME OUT THIS LATE AT NIGHT, 10
30 OR SO. ONE IN THE MORNING
JUST TO CELEBRATE WITH EACH
OTHER. THIS IS GOD’S BLESSING.
ALL WE CAN DO IS WORK HARD, GOOD
INTENTIONS. YOU NEED THE REST OF
GOD. THIS IS GOD’S BLESSING. OUR
FESTIVAL. AND IN THE SPIRIT OF
RAMADAN SINCE THE FESTIVAL
STARTED A FEW YEARS AGO, THE
COMMUNITY HAS RAISED MORE THAN
$300,000 FOR LOCAL CHARITIES,
THE BULK OF IT GOING TO THE
AMITY FOUNDATION. FOR EXAMPLE,
THIS MONEY STAYS HERE LOCALLY.
IT HELPS FUND FOOD PROGRAMS
TURKEY GIVEAWAYS AND HELPS
CHILDREN IN NEED, OF COURSE TO
EVERYONE OBSERVING RAMADAN
MUBARAK FROM EVERYONE AT LOCAL
4, REPORTING LIVE TONIGHT. I’M
PRIYA MANN, PAM AND CHRISTIE
BACK TO YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ALL
WE’RE TALKING DURING YOUR STAY.
ORI THAT LOOKS LIKE THE PLACE TO
BE, AND I KNOW THAT ORGANIZERS
THEY REALLY WANT PEOPLE OF ALL
FAITHS TO COME AND CHECK THIS
OUT. SO IS THERE STILL TIME FOR
US? THAT’S MY QUESTION. YEAH
THAT THAT’S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
THAT’S A BIG PART OF IT. ALL
FAITHS ARE WELCOME. YOU STILL
HAVE A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO CHECK
IT OUT. IT’S RUNNING THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE HOLY MONTH. SO
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT
STARTING AT 11 P.M. GOING
THROUGH UNTIL THREE A.M. AND YOU
HAVE UNTIL APRIL 15TH. SO I
ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHECK IT OUT.
AND OF COURSE, BRING AN APPETITE