Unforgettable Eid Fitr

Unforgettable Eid Fitr

 

Eid Fitr is always unforgettable for many people. It is a time to celebrate our victory after doing several activities during fasting month. Celebrated on Syawal 1, Eid Fitr brings happiness for all Moslems. Mostly Indonesian celebrate Eid Fitr with their lovely families in home town. It makes yearly traffic a long ‘Pantura’. A lot of viechles such as bus, car, even motorcycle through that way to get their hometown in Central or East Java. They had been waited this moment for a long time so that they easily spend their money to this journey only to see their families. Both the journey and that moment with families are two main factors that make Eid Fitr always be unforgettable.

Furthermore, Eid Fitr also offers its unique traditions. Forgiving each other, new clothes, numbers of cakes, lontong opor, getting money, and etc. since Eid Fitr is believed as the time for forgiveness, we usually visit our families, friends, and neighbors to forgive each other. We never forget to wear our new clothes for this moment as the symbol of ‘new heart and new appearance’. Childrens often get money from their uncle or grandmother at this time. We also served with various cakes and other foods. Almost every mother cooks ‘Lontong opor” as the main menu in Eid Fitr. It affects many people getting fatter after the celebration. However, they always ask: “When will Eid Fitr of next year?”

 

 

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Eid Adh:Sacrifice for the Sake of God’s love(Tini Suhartini- 045964)

Eid Adh : Sacrifice for the Sake of God’s Love 

Eid Adh is a kind of Islamic Celebration. Celebrated on every 10^th Dzulhijah, the twelveth month of Hijri Calendar. It is a time for Moslems around the world to show their grateful to God for the gifts by sacrificing things that they love most (i.e. wealth) represented by slaughter animals like camel, cow, goat or sheep. The feast is popularly known as “Sacrifice feast day”. For ones who are not rich families, they have no responsibility conduct sacrifice, instead, they can do charity base on their capability.

In Indonesia the feast is well – known as “Satay meat Party”. Many people from high – status until the lowest one can taste the delicious of “Sacrifice Satay.” The time for conducting slaughter is not only on 10^th dzulhijah but also on 11^th, 12^th, and 13^th dzulhijah. The dates are called”Tasyrik days”, the days where it is forbidden to do fasting.

The first time the chore was commanded by God in Prophet Abraham period. Abraham was an old man who dreams about a child. He often prayed to God in order to be given a pious child to continue His generation. His pray was answered; God gave Abraham a pious child named Ishmael. The hardest thing came to Abraham, to examine his faith, God commanded him to slaughter Ishmael. At that time Ishmael was a young boy. His dad, Abraham dreamt several times that he slaughter his son. When Abraham talked over about his dream to Ishmael, he said that if the dream was truly from God, he would be sincerely doing it. In short, while Abraham was conducting slaughter toward his son, suddenly God exchanged Ishmael with a big goat. As a result, this responsibility must be continued by Moslems in everywhere include in Indonesia to prove their belief and their love to their God.

 

Indonesian Independence Day in Garut (Desi Nuraeni Abudin-033581)

 

Indonesian Independence Day in Garut

Celebration of Indonesian Independence day in Garut begins a week even a month before 17^th of August. In Garut, the people very excited to celebrate it and they begin to paint and decorate their houses, fences and portal. Besides that, they also rise the flag and hold many games such as football, marbles game, eating shrimp chips, bike decorating, cooking contest, sack contest, wooden clogs contest, climbing betel tree contest and so on. In the end of games, the winner of the games will get many prizes and cups. On August 16, every school gather in city square to hold ceremony. The students are obligated to wear traditional clothes or the unique costume. After that, they begin the carnival and walking around the sub district area. The best school will get cups and prizes for their performance. The top of celebration hold on August 17, which is followed by the people from district of village and they follow the ritual as students done.

My Favorite Celebration(vista mesa lopa-0704580)

I think  that lebaran is the  most beautiful day to celebrate,the biggest and the most popular celebration day,because we meet lebaran after we past the fasting month.i feel very happy when lebaran’s day come.because we can meet all of our family,although we never meet each other in the other day.we usually have eid pray,we have “takbiran”,then we eat “ketupat and opor ayam” together.everybody feel happy in this moment.lebaran’s day is a day where we should have to forgive each other.a night before lebaran we have to pay “zakat fitrah”.we share our thing to the other,to another who doesn’t have anything.when lebaran’s day come we come back to our holly like a baby,all of our mistakes will forgiven by our God and we’ll be pure people.

Eid ul-Fitr and Its Traditions (Uswatun Khasanah-0706360)

Eid ul-fitr or lebaran day comes from two words. They are “ied that means return and “fitr” that means holly, both holly from sins and mistakes. It is celebrated at 1 syawal of moslem calendar every year. It is based on the moon rotation. So, our moslems always call it as fasting month because before coming to this day, we have to do fasting for thirty days in a month. We have to keep ourself away from bad behavior. We are prohibited to eat and drink in the fasting month. When we come to eid ul-fitr day, we are like babies who are newly born who have no any mistakes and sins and we come as the winner in this day because we have been able to keep our fasting from prohibited things. For instance, eating, drinking, gosipping, behaving badly, etc.

I think eid ul-fitr is the biggest celebration of moslem culture, especially in Indonesia. Because in this day, I can gather with all of my family who are far away from me. And, there are many traditions in welcoming eid ul-fitr day. Such as, several days before coming to eid ul-fitr day, I and my mother always make cakes. We also always make “ketupat and opor ayam” which are well known as the special food in eid ul-fitr. Commonly, eid ul-fitr is familiar with new clothes and new accessories. A lot of Markets and the departement stores are crowded of buyer that buy many things which are needed in eid ul-fitr day such as daily needs and clothes. In the eid ul-fitr day, I and my family always take eid ul-fitr prayer in a vast field in front of mosque. After that, we visit home by home to apologize each other. And the other traditions in this day are eating “ketupat and opor ayam” together and going to the grave yard to pray for members of our family who have passed away.

Eid ul-Fitr (Een Erlinah-0704603)

Do you know what eid ul-fitr day’s is?

Eid ul fitr’s day is a special day for moslem in the world after we had fasted for a month,it is celebrated on the first day the month of syawal.

How do they celebrate it?

Generally,moslem in the world celebrate with praying together in the mosque.Especially moslem in indonesia after we had prayed together we shake a hand to forgive each other mainly our parents and all our family,visit our neighbour and we ate our favorite food  “ketupat,opor ayam and sambal ati” together with all our family.beside that many people send greeting cards called eid ul-fitr to our far friends and our far family members.

i think eid ul-fitr’s day is only one moment to gather with family and come back to be holly.

Christmas’ Day (Elpi_0706342)

Christmas’ day is celebrated with a lot of happiness and joyfull. Celebrated on December twenty five very year. Every christmas’ day my family and me set a christmas tree or it is often called light tree. Every christmas night we pray together and thanks to God for everything. And in tomorrow morning my family and i go to the church. Before celebrating christmas we take a pray first and after that, we celebrate Christmas’ day with praise and worship. The parish presented a drama performance, vocal group, dance performance from the children, we also sing for God. All along the Christmas celebration we enjoy and full of state of being glade

Traditions in Indonesia Independence Day (Mira Rahmani-044288)

Traditions in Indonesia Independence Day             Indonesia Independence Day is held on every August 17^th. It is the biggest event in Indonesia because it is celebrated by Indonesians everywhere with many kinds of tradition. The government celebrates it by doing a national ceremony in National Palace. There are also ceremonies in some institutions like schools, colleges, and offices. The ceremony includes reading of Teks Proklamasi to appreciate the heroes.            Beside ceremony, there are also some traditions that usually occur in Indonesia Independence Day like decorate surroundings environment, clean house competition, cooking competition, panjat pinang and kinds of game for children. The common games for children that usually occur are balap kerupuk, balap karung and balap kelereng. The most interesting competition is usually Panjat Pinang for adults because there are a lot of prizes to be reached. Although it is hard to get the prizes, numbers of people always join in this competition. These kinds of tradition are belief as a right time to make all Indonesian be united. That’s why it is important for Indonesians to keep the traditions by holding it every year, at least, to make Indonesian realize that although they have differences but they have the same purpose to make Indonesia peace.  

Lebaran’s Day . . (Resti Rachmawati-0704277)

               Eid ul- Fitr or lebaran’s day is celebrated with full of fervor,holly and full of forgiveness. lebaran day is celebrated after we had a fasting month for thirty days every once a year. it is held because it is the biggest celebreation of moslem and we can call it “the winning day”.

I’m so excited to welcome this occasion because lebaran is time to apologize each other. beside that, it is also for buliding beliefs and improving our knowledge about islam.

People usually “mudik” before that day and prepare everything. there are some activities in the winning day, all people usually praying Ied ul- fitr in the morning and after that people usually shake hands and forgive each other and after then people usually go to graves to pray for their family who had passed away. and the last people usually go to the their grandmother or grandfather to gather with all family.Lebaran is very incredible moment.

Juwita Trisna .R.- 0706153

Idul Fitri in My Family

Idul Fitri is the greatest day in moslem culture. In idul fitri we feel happy and free in holy condition. Because, we have done the fasting in Ramadhan for a month. In this month there is no eating, no drinking, no smoking, ad we have to control our emotions. And as a result we get ” Greatest Day ” that we forgive our mistake each other.

In my family, we do many activities in Idul Fitri. It is begun from praying Idul Fitri in the morning, and then we forgive each other by shaking hands to everybody. First to my parents, and then to my brother and my sisters. After that, we visit grandma’s house to apologize to my grandma, my uncles, my aunts, my cousins, my relatives and others. Not only to my family, but also to my friends, although they are so far from me. After we had forgiven each other, we go to grave to do the ” Ziarah “. We pray our family who had passed away. This is the moment which I like mostly, after we had done ziarah. That is eating ” Ketupat with Semur Daging ” and ” Sambel Goreng Ati “. Those are so delicious. We eat together with our big family in my grandma’s house. The activity that is usually done in my family is my uncles gives me and his nephews money, and of course we are so happy that we can buy something with that money. It is true that Lebaran or Idul Fitri is the greatest day because we are so happy in that day. Not only I feel happy but also I’m sure moslems all over the world feel happy and great.