"Christian Ramadan" is the challenging slogan that has been chosen this year by Vastenaktie for the Lenten campaign in the Netherlands, according to a release published on Ash Wednesday.” “"With all the attention focussed on Islam, our tradition seems to be under pressure", says Martin van der Kuil, in charge of the campaign. "This is the reason why we have chosen the "Christian Ramadan" slogan for Lent." Fewer and fewer people know anything about the time in preparation of Easter, but everyone knows what Ramadan is, and this is because the media do not focus too much on Lent; they focus a lot on Carnival, but not too much on what comes after that." Vastenaktie (Lenten activity)) is part of the Catholic Charity organisation Cordaid. Over these days, several million families are receiving the traditional envelope for collecting money and information materials. 4,000 volunteers, divided into over 1,000 local workgroups, will start collecting money over the next few weeks.
