Friday, August 9, 2013
Kabul (BNA) In Afghanistan, Muslims are fully joyful as per their culture and ritual Eid-ul-Fetr has significant importance, which they celebrate if for 3 days after the holy month of Ramadan ends.
Eid Mubarak or Blessed Eid is a most common salutation that is exchanged among them in the Islamic Republic.
Eid is famous among community that speaks Dari calling it Eid-e-Ramadan while those speaking Pashto, call Kochni Akhtar, Afghans began to prepare for this festival from 10 days before by cleaning their home.in Dari, this practice is famous as Khana Takani (cleaning the house).
Afghans to local bazaars for buying new sweets, snacks and clothes with some of special threats that they serve during festival Eid are Shor-Nakhod made from chickpeas, Cake and candies or a simple cake like a pound cake and jelibi.
On Eid-ul-Fetr, Afghans first offer Eid prayers. Then they gather at home along with families greeting each member saying “Eid Mubarak” meaning “Happy Eid” may God accept your prayers and fasting and you might be selected among others who in future go to Hajj-pilgrimage.”
Elders very of very family give gifts and money to their children.
Also it is a common practice that every family visits other families and friends.
It is difficult for them to do this during other times in a year.
At this occasion children go to entrance of each home in their locality or maybe further and saying happy Eid:. In return to their greeting they get cookies to eat, which they enjoy very much.
But, there are some customs highly frustrating majorities of people with poor economics condition compelling them pay much money even-indebt to provide clothes and other overwhelming essentials by the groom household for the house of bride.
They have to buy many things in addition to some meal traditionally usual among the Afghans as school teacher Anusah blamed it to undermine the broke families’ economy when the two Eids arrive.
She said the tradition should be removed from the Afghan society as it is not only a slap to the people’s economy, but also against the holy Islamic teachings which had cautioned the followers to avoid expenses beyond need.
Another Kabul citizen and education ministry’s employee, Massoud said that he was pleased of the Eid arrived as he want to go to their relatives and friends’ house and meet them congratulating the for the great Islamic festival.
Fulad who had come to a cloth market said he want to purchase a reasonable cloth for themselves and his household members to have a great and joyous Eid-ul-Fitr, but condemned the Afghan traditions to spend money even by taking loan beyond their economic ability during the ritual days.
A Kabul university student Fulad said he has come to market to buy some dried fruits, candies and cakes to welcome hid guests during the forthcoming Eid days.
But he said want to buy a pair of cloths with reasonable of price of only 500 af to wear them during the Eid, as he said he can’t afford those of expensive with 1,500 to 2,000af.
There are many traditions used among the Afghans mostly used during the two days with religious ritual, while the religious scholars rejected them as Israf (expense beyond need) and a custom are not tolerated by many broke households.
“Islam want ease for the people (believer) not hardship”, said Qari Mohammad-u-Allah, a religious scholars and Imams of Khalid Ibne Walid Masjed (Mosque) for seventh Kabul district.
He said the people are ignorantly deepening themselves into the darkness of sin and fault.
“They are not aware of the Islamic teaching and neither asks those with Islamic knowledge to instruct them.
They do what they want, mostly against the Islamic values”, Mohammad-u-Allah said.
