Ramadhan, just like other religious festivals, didn't have much religious significance to us as kids. Sure we fasted, that too despite going to a school where Muslims were a minority hence all our classmates would be stuffing their faces in full view of us and taunting us while doing so, but our fasting was very much a part of a celebration.We knew there would be a table laden with goodies to break our fast on, and that we could then spend the whole night feasting! And to top it all any kid, regardless of their faith, who fasted all 30 fasts would be rewarded with extra cash by my late Muslim uncle, so that was our incentive to make sure we fast all!
Tharawee? We had never heard of it!