hey, tomorrow.. eh no, two days again.. eh no i dont know, when Ramadhan will started. lol. Indonesian people still wait the government and the clergy for the info when the Ramadhan will start. they are still meeting today and still observed when Hilal will appear. ok, i dont have enough knowledge about Hilal. maybe you can search it in Google and this the news in Indonesia. Ramadhan 2013, Awal Berbeda Akhir Bersama. u can translate it in ur language.
ok Indonesia, where the majority of the Muslim community, various events or traditions of welcoming Ramadan many held in various regions. in the Islamic calendar, Ramadan will begin with the coming month of Sha'ban. nah in the month of Sha'ban is usually a lot of ceremonies held tradition of welcoming the month of Ramadhan.
ok here is it the tradition of welcoming Ramadan which my family or generally carried out by most people of Indonesia:
1. apologize to the people around us before Ramadan
Islam teaches us to apologize, if we did wrong to others or hurt someone.
FYI FYI, FOR YOUR INFO: grrrr its really really annoying if u use Blackberry. u will got many broadcast about this apologize more than 50 broadcasts per day!!! *ok, its depend of how many ur contact. and most of them sent the same sentences, same paragraphs. ok, i just hope Allah will give many rewards for first person who wrote, and have idea to sent that broadcast. they just copy-paste and sent. omg sure its really annoyed!!! hey, u know, u use smartphone, use it in a smart way. put ur apologize into ur personal message or status its the way better.
2. go to cemetery
in addition to the memory that has gone, also reminds us of a pilgrimage to the tomb of death and the afterlife. i went to my father and my great-grandmother's cemetery at 5 pm today with my step father. glad to visited them. we pray for them, cleaning their headstone, laying flowers, and pour water for them.
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| i took a frangipani flower when i will leave the cemetery |
i removed my nail polish. because it was not allowed in Islam to wear nail polish when you pray. or ur pray will called unlawful. ok, i know im not a good moslem. but i want my fasting and my worship when Ramadan is lawful. i dont want going to waste Ramadhan month that only comes once a year.
3. exchanging food at the mosque
my mom cooked special dishes today, every mom i think. food was placed into something like baskets maybe called "besek" and then inserted again in the crackle. collected and then taken to the mosque to pray. after besek are distributed back to those who carry besek. every home should deliver the besek, and this is usually carried by their children. the children are very happy with this.
this tradition is intended that all people can feel what others feel. because the level of welfare of different people, definitely food every home is different. we must realize that not everyone is lucky. therefore we must be grateful with what we have today.
this tradition is intended that all people can feel what others feel. because the level of welfare of different people, definitely food every home is different. we must realize that not everyone is lucky. therefore we must be grateful with what we have today.
okay, i think it's just those traditions who usually Indonesian people did.here are many more traditions that are commonly or not commonly did by the Indonesian people in various areas. of course different way, but the spirit remains the same, which is a form of gratitude and joy the coming of the Muslims fasting month.
so, me and my big family wanna say "Minal Aidzin Wal'faidzin, Mohon Maaf Lahir dan Bathin. sorry for all our mistakes yaa...." :p
