RAMADAN-Beautiful customs and traditions to celebrate Ramadan around the world
RAMADAN-Beautiful customs and traditions to celebrate Ramadan around the world
Muslims across the globe regard Ramadan, which is the ninth month in the Hijri calendar and one of the five pillars of Islam, as the month of fasting. Ramadan lasts for one whole month for 29 or 30 days according to the sighting of the crescent, and Ramadan is considered a month of gratitude, helping the poor and getting closer to God, and with the spread of Islam around the world, rituals arose Many to celebrate Ramadan.
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Spreading joy:
As soon as the month of Ramadan begins, people greet each other with the phrase “Ramadan Mubarak.”
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Full focus on obedience and worship of God:
The days of Ramadan begin and end with prayers as Muslims race to go to mosques, abstain from food, drink and sexual intercourse only during daylight hours and only eat twice a day near sunrise and sunset.
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The Muslim strives to be a good person:
People who can contribute 2.5 percent of their goods to the needy, known as zakat, do so. Additionally, they entirely refrain from vices including greed, desire, wrath, gossip, and lying. Revival of the day on which the Prophet Muhammad—may God bless him and give him peace—received the revelation.
People offer prayers on Laylat al-Qadr, which is the holiest night of the year, as they believe that the good deeds they receive on this day are a thousand times better than the rest of the year.
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Beautiful Egyptian lanterns:
Ramadan lanterns are one of the most magical and attractive scenes in Egypt, as the Egyptians are said to have welcomed the arrival of Caliph Al-Muizz Li-Din Allah to Cairo in 969 by lighting hundreds of lanterns, then this tradition continued to become part of the Ramadan festivity.
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Indicating the beginning and end of the day:
In many cities of the Arab world, sunrise and sunset are indicated by the firing of a cannon, so that all people even far away will hear the sound and begin their fast, but now this is only done symbolically.
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Giving gifts to children:
The 14th of Ramadan is celebrated in some Gulf countries and is known as Garangao. It is an entertaining day for children in which they are rewarded for their efforts in fasting half the month. After the Maghrib prayer, the children wear their traditional clothes and carry a decorated bag and roam the neighboring neighborhoods singing the Garangao song.
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Repentance from previous sins and returning to God:
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This is the custom of Muslims usually in this month, but among the traditions in some parts of Indonesia is that Muslims bathe in the waters of sacred wells and springs to purify themselves physically and spiritually before the holy month. This ritual is known as “Badusan”, and there is a tradition of distributing food to the elderly.
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Al-Masharati:
His job is to roam the streets, beat the drum and sing sacred songs to wake people up for their last meal before fasting, and this tradition continues in Egypt and the Gulf countries to this day.
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Breakfast:
Although every country has its own delicacies that it prepares for breakfast, people break their fast by eating dates or water first, and preparing breakfast begins a few hours before sunset.
Biryani: A common dish in the Indian subcontinent, it consists of spices, rice, lentils, meat and vegetables.
Halim: It is a common soup in the Middle East, Central Asia, India and Pakistan, and it always includes wheat and sometimes a little lentil and meat, and its name varies from one country to another and is known in the Arab countries and Armenia as Harissa.
Pastrami: It is a highly seasoned, air-dried, cured beef that originated in Anatolia and is now part of the kitchens of the former Ottoman states such as Turkey.
Kofta: It is found in South and Central Asia, the Middle East and the Balkan countries. It consists of balls of minced meat mixed with spices or onions.
Qatayef: It is a special Arabic dessert. It is a type of pie that is stuffed with sweet cheese and hazelnuts and then fried.