Q: What do you do ? And what are you celebrating?
A: The holy month of Ramadan isn't a celebration, it's a month of worship. The Quran was revealed during the month of Ramadan, but we aren't celebrating that. We are only worshiping God's laws. We fast (no food or water, nothing) from sunrise to sunset, don't drink, smoke, have sexual intercourse (while fasting), etc. Drinking and smoking obviously applies to everyday of our lives, but people try extra hard in Ramadan. Also lying, cheating, stealing, backbiting, etc. We fast for various reasons but the main one is because it is obligatory, one of the 5 pillars of Islam. Ramadan allows us to feel and go through what less fortunate people go through and during this month, we give a lot to charity. Patience is another thing we gain, by abstaining from any food, water, sexual intercourse from sunrise to sunset for approximately thirty days (depending on the lunar calendar). We try to squeeze in as much as worshiping as we can, praying, reading the Quran, going to the Mosque, etc. The real celebration are the three days after Ramadan, Eid Al-Fitr, and about 2 months and ten days afterwords, Eid Al-Adha (also dependent on the lunar calendar). During these holidays, the Muslim community gathers early after dawn, pray together, and go off to a bunch of parties, family gatherings, etc. Children are given money and presents (cultural thing) and everyone just gets together for a big feast. This lasts for three days, but people only tend to make it a grand on the first. Hope this answered your question =)