breakfast or Break Fast?
(Break fast gathering at Sartika&Ariadi's House. Baby Ata, Baby Arka, Kur, Agung, Arif, Nanang, Puti)
Saturday, July 13th, 2013
I got an invitation for breaking fast together at Sartika&Ariadi's flat. Even though I am not a Muslim, but Indonesian tolerant was so high, that I got invited too. Well, indeed, the gathering was also to introduce new family member, the little Abi. Breakfast is understood as morning dining. But during Ramadhan month it has another meaning, that is dining when the sun has set. It is a religious practice.
What is Fasting?
Fasting, literally means abstain completely from food,
drink, intimate intercourse and smoking.
Who?
It is for every responsible and fit Muslim, regardless age or
gender.
When?
During entire month of Ramadhan (the ninth month of the
Islamic year)
How long?
Depends on location where we fast, from dawn till sunset.
There is interesting article about Burj Khalifa that has 3
different time of breaking fast.
Burj Khalifa is world’s tallest tower with 160 storeys, 828
metres tall, must be divided into three different times for breaking of the
fast, based on when the actual sun set is “visible” to a tenant. For those living
on floors between 80 and 150 (or at about 414 metres high), break fast time is
delayed by two minutes. And for those living on floor 150 and above (about 800
metres and above) is delayed by three minutes.
(Wow…they are really exact.)
How to break fast?
Different places have different way of celebrating break of
fast. Religion and local custom tradition blend into one. Special activity and
special food is prepared for this event. Please note that Muslim has a belief
that if we can feed fasting person, we can get more blessings from God.
So the practice of breaking fast can be packed together
with:
1. Gathering with orphans or widows.
2. Cooking local food, eat together at one’s house
and distribute the food to close neighbors
3. Slaughter cattle and distribute the meat for
people in most need.
4. Pray to God for departing beloved people and
strew flowers at cemetery.
5. Ask forgiveness to conscious and unconscious
mistakes, inner and outer, by visiting parents’ house, relatives’ house, or
gathering in neighborhood.
And, this is the most tempting issue: we can find unusual
delicacies sell along the road, but more on sweet and mouth watery kind.
1. Sweet drink: Kolak, cendol, bubur sumsum, bubur
ketan, pisang ijo, etc.
2. Appetizer: ketan bakar, singkong rebus gula
merah, klepon, apem, gorengan (tempting but not healthy), etc.
3. Fruits: date, cocktail (es buah), jelly, coconut
ice, es campur, etc.
4. Main course: vary from local food, tumpeng nasi
kuning, rice with various vegetables and side dish in buffet style to
international food
(Many times happen that the
appetizer is so tempting and a lot of variant that people is so full to eat
main course.)
Understand that every religion has
their own way of fasting or contemplating to God, I feel that the practice of
fasting is so great, that is not only to fulfill one’s obligation to certain
religion, but it also embrace one’s spirit:
1. It is a sincere love. Because the man who loves
God truly is a man who really knows what love is.
2. It cultivates honest dedication and sound
conscience. Because there is no authority to check man’s behavior to observe
fasting.
3. It provides man with transparent soul, clear
mind and light body. Not only think about ourselves or our stomach, but more of
heavenly purpose.
4. It grounds man in discipline and healthy
survival
5. It originates in man the spirit of sharing to relatives,
friends, and most importantly more needy people.
Special thanks to myReference:
1. Sartika & Ariadi & their parents for the place and food and picture.
2. Friends who came.
Warm regards,
Risa
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