Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Culture Eid Fitri in Several Countries


In indonesia, Muslims in Indonesia make Eid as a major feast day, moment to regroup with family, especially families who for some reason, such as a job or marriage, must be separated. Starting two weeks before Eid, Muslims in Indonesia began to busy thinking about the celebration of this feast, the main thing is Homecoming, or Going Home, so the government was facilitated by improving the roads impassable. Eid al-Fitr in Indonesia is celebrated as a national holiday, which is celebrated by most people who are predominantly Muslim Indonesia. Typically, the determination of Eid is determined by the government, but some Islamic organizations to define that differently. Eid called Eid in Indonesia, where most of the people back home (back and forth) to celebrate with family. During the celebration, a variety of dishes served. The most popular dish in Eid celebrations in Indonesia is a diamond, which is very familiar in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, and Singapore. For the children, usually the parents give money to their feast. During the celebration, people usually visit homes to neighbors or relatives to stay in touch, which is known as "halal bi-halal", begged pardon and forgiveness to them. Some state officials also held an open house for people who want to stay in touch

In Turkey, known as Eid al-Fitr Bayram (Turkish language). Usually each person will tell each other "Bayramınız Kutlu olsun", "Mutlu Bayramlar", or "Bayramınız Mubarek olsun". On Eid, people usually use their best clothes (known as Bayramlik) and the visits of people visit the place of their loved ones such as family, neighbors, and their friends as well as religious visit family graves that have passed away.  At that time, younger people will kiss their right hand and placing older on their foreheads while Bayram greetings. The small children are also used to come to the homes around the neighborhood to say hello, where they are usually given sweets, chocolates, traditional sweets such as baklava and Lokum, or a small amount of money.

In Saudi Arabia, precisely in Riyadh, home decorating Muslims during Eid al-Fitr arrives. A number of festivities held as theatrical performances, poetry readings, parades, musical performances, and so on. Problem menu Eid, Muslims there eating lamb mixed with rice and traditional vegetables. It is also the case in Sudan, Syria, and other Middle Eastern countries.

Nigeria is a secular country populated by large numbers of Muslims and Christians. Therefore, some Muslims celebrate Eid, which many Christians also participate. In Nigeria, Eid known as "Small Sallah" and people generally greet each other with the traditional greeting: "Barka Da Sallah," which means "Greetings on Sallah" in the Hausa language. Generally in Nigeria, when Eid designated as a national holiday set for two days. Many Muslim families return to their respective hometown to visit family and relatives.

In the People's Republic of China, of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized 10 ethnic groups including the Muslim majority. Muslim groups in total recorded amounted to 18 million more according to official statistics. In China, precisely in Xinjiang, it looks festive celebration of Eid. The typical man wearing a suit and a white skullcap, while women wear a sweater and scarf half closed. After the Eid prayers, binge eating and bersilaturahim was done. Eid or Eid al-Fitr is entitled and designated as a holiday. In Yunnan province, some Muslims on Eid, visiting ancestral graves and tombs of local Muslim leaders. There, they will conduct readings from the Qur'an and clean the tomb. This is reminiscent of the historic annual festival of Qingming China, where people go their ancestors' graves, sweep and clean the area and make food offerings. This prayer ritual performed a special prayer in honor of the hundreds of thousands of Muslims killed during the Qing Dynasty, and the hundreds killed during the Cultural Revolution.

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