As Lent and Ramadan begin side by side, millions pause, pray and reorder their daily lives in pursuit of something deeper
Before dawn breaks on February 18, 2026, a light flicks on in a quiet kitchen. A Muslim family eats in near silence, aware that the next sip of water must last until sunset. A few hours later, in churches across the country, Christians stand in line to receive ashes pressed onto their foreheads, a blunt reminder that life is brief and pride is brittle.
On that single day, two ancient commands intersect. Fast. Remember. Return.
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