Click image for larger.On the advice of somebody who actually knows metric tons of stuff about Ramadan, I have skewed the crescent moon (and made the cheesy little craters vanish). But in my annual Google image shoplifting search of authentic Ramadan Kareem greeting cards, about half of them skew the moon, and half draw a straight up-down right-left moon.
This is also the season when Sky & Telescope magazine runs its annual article trying to discover the historical origin of the ubiquitous crescent moon and single star Islamic motif. It should be a phenomenon that was visible in a great historical battle or great historic event -- but apparently neither historians nor astronomers can unambiguously identify the event. Anyone who believes he or she knows the origin of this Islamic motif, do please leave a comment.
The single slice of PizzaQ is still unanswered. There's still a non-theological mistake in V.2 of this stamp. And Vleeptron isn't the only artist who makes the same mistake -- it appears in lots of the more professional Ramadan Kareem images. (But it doesn't appear in the flag of Turkey.)
And now, region by region, all over the world, the holy month of Ramadan has begun. Vleeptron wishes everyone Ramadan Kareem -- a month of spiritual renewal, a month of generosity.
5 comments:
well actually the moon represent the beginning and the end of ramadan as its the only sign for the even
i think the starts are to show that this shape is a moon and not a banana ;) :P i guess
u better ask experts :P
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Hi Hi Falefel --
Sorry for a very slow reply. Read some of the posts from late September to now to see why I've been a little busy and distracted.
Meanwhile -- Welcome to Planet Vleeptron!
Who are you, where are you, what are you?
Yes indeed, I am such a crappy artist that the stars ARE necessary to distinguish my Moon from a banana.
I am a City Boy from the USA, and I never saw real bananas naturally growing on a tree until two winters ago in the Caribbean.
They're upside down! I never knew that!
Is Falefel the food? If it is, I think it's very tasty. If it's not, tell us what or who Falefel is.
If it's the food, and you have a very good recipe for it, please share it with Planet Vleeptron.
Bob
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