Monday, September 6, 2010

Happy mudik, everyone!!!

Happy mudik, everyone!!![image: www.behance.net]

From HubPages:

The very first question you may come up with : what is Going Mudik ?, this is an activity which has been traditionally done by million of Indonesians to go to their home towns to celebrate Eid al Fitr .

All moslems around the world have completed a fasting month, one month for moslems to purify their soul by refocusing on God. In that holly month they refrained not only from food and drink from dusk until dawn, but also kept all parts of their body and soul from doing evil actions, thoughts and words. After the purification has been achieved successfully then comes Eid al-Fitr, the happiest moments to celebrate the day of victory after the fasting month.

Every country has its special way in celebrating Eid al Fitr, In Indonesia celebrating Eid al Fitr means get together with whole family and relatives no matter how long the distance and time they have to take. The two-day-Eid al Fitr-celebration in Indonesia which was preceded by the travelling of millions of people from big cities, especially who lived in Jakarta and its surrounding areas to their hometowns, has created one of the biggest exoduses annually happens in the world. It is predicted to be the second largest after Haj Pilgrimage in Mecca....

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