There are many manifestations of the celebration of Eid Al-Fitr, and they differ from time to time affected by the development of human life, so we find them in the past significantly different from them at the present time, amid great joy, and the Emirati rituals, which were practiced by parents and grandparents, remain a title for generations encouraged by the wise leadership, which instilled in the youth Love of heritage and heritage and adherence to customs and traditions, and the people of the Emirates still preserve them, restore their details, and find in them the true joy that awakens memories.
Close links
The UAE is distinguished by customs and traditions that have close ties with the rest of the Arab and Islamic peoples, on such an occasion, as the joy of the feast spreads in all the emirates of the country, through the exchange of congratulations, visits, smiles of children, and meeting with family, friends and neighbors, to eat “fuala” and various holiday sweets.The gathering is considered Family, meeting with friends, kinship ties, strengthening human ties, and exchanging greeting visits are all features associated with the feast, in addition to the rest of its rituals and festive manifestations, which carry with it joy and pleasure in the hearts of young and old alike. Children also celebrate by wearing new clothes and receiving cash gifts. “Eidiya”, in-kind gifts, and the performance of popular games.
Songs ceremony
On the rituals of Eid, how to celebrate it, and the customs and traditions inherent in the UAE community on such occasions, Naameh Al Shamsi, a family and psychological counselor, says: The images and manifestations of celebrating Eid Al-Fitr are similar in various regions of the country, as the customs and traditions are the same, the most prominent of which are the Eid prayers, visiting relatives and friends in groups, and gathering With family and friends, to eat traditional food such as “harees, khabees, luqaimat, al-arsiyya and balaleet”, and other manifestations of joy such as performing traditional arts, and chanting popular songs in an atmosphere of affection, mercy and happiness, which strengthens human bonds.
She added: The preparations in the past for the feast used to start before Ramadan, where the head of the family begins by making a “tarshah” to prepare for Ramadan and bringing what is available to him of firewood and coal, then “tarshah” at the beginning of Ramadan to buy clothes and oud according to his ability, followed by “tarshah” in the first ten days of the month. Ramadan to buy household needs such as harees, rice, henna paper and Elias paper.
The Eid rituals begin before it with hearing the voice of the “biased” in the house to grind and smooth the Elias paper used for women’s hair “Ajefa”, and henna for women and girls, and grinding on the millstone to make the “porridge” of the Eid, and the morning of the Eid begins with greetings to those present in the chapel, and moving from Barzah to Barzah. The Majlis”, to have the Eid coffee, which is with the participation of the neighbors of Al-Fareej, and the scene that everyone is waiting for ends at the “Eid Marihana”, which is installed in one of the shady Samar trees, to begin and gather adults and children, women and men, and “Al-Razfa and Al-Yawla” for men and “Al-Na’eesh” for girls begin. Singing for women, and other manifestations of joy, and the scene is repeated day and night for a period not exceeding three days. Al-Shamsi believes that there is a clear difference between yesterday and today.
And she adds: With regard to social ties in the past, they were stronger, as everyone is keen on peace and clear intentions, as well as the presence of those who reconcile between the quarrels during the feast, and the spread of peace between them, just as celebrations were held in the neighborhoods, so in every neighborhood you find samar trees hanging with “Al-Marihana”, and they gather there Families and children celebrate this occasion, and celebrations are held on a daily basis, morning and evening, in the presence of women and men.
delight
Citizen Nasser Akram tells that women in the Emirates in the past began to prepare for Eid al-Fitr, since the month of Sha’ban, so they prepared the mire, which is the supplies or food for the month of Ramadan, and the foodstuffs that are used for the feast. Balaleet, porridge.
virtuous occasions
Citizen Faraj Ismail believes that the feast is one of the virtuous and beautiful occasions, which the Islamic religion urged to interact with, because of its family and social interdependence aimed at filtering souls, and preparations that vary from time to time.
He added: The preparations for the feast differed before and after the union in terms of appearance, but the rituals of the feast in the past do not differ from the current one in principle, as the Eid Al-Fitr ceremonies begin with the launch of the Eid prayer in the mosque, then peace be upon whoever we find on the way, and the gathering at the house of one of the notables of Al-Fareej. And bring each one of them what he would eat for himself, then visits to relatives and peace be upon them.
flower basket
And Muhammad Al-Asli says: Many people today have replaced the Eid visit with messages through social media, which weakened social ties, until we are in the councils together, and not together because we are busy with phones.
And about the difference between Eid meals in the past and the present, Al-Asli says: Yesterday’s meals are varied, represented by the popular foods that are known, such as sacrifices on the main meal, luqaimat, balaleet, ragag bread, honey, dates or dates, coffee and tea with fruits, which are served without any cost, but now the table has changed and the basket of fruits is now It became a basket of flowers, and new foods such as pizza, pies, ice cream, and sweets of various shapes and types entered.
2023-04-22 22:03:47
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