3 Hal Agar Ramadhan Ini Berkualitas

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Banyak cara untuk mengisi bulan Ramadhan, baik dari hal-hal humanis hingga spiritualis.

Abah sendiri memilih pendapat yang berbeda dengan banyak pecinta hal berbau spiritual mahdhah.

Jangan Minum Air Teh Manis Saat Sahur!

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Dulu, Abah menduga minum air teh manis saat sahur itu akan membuat tubuh lebih kuat atau fit di siang hari. Namun seorang dokter di sebuah televisi nasional tidak menyarankannya. Kenapa?

Wanita Haid Dilarang Makan di Bulan Ramadhan

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Berawal dari kegundahan karena mendengar seorang anak kelas 3 SD belum pernah puasa, Abah beberapa kali melakukan cross-check ke anggota keluarga sendiri yang perempuan.

Mendidik Anak Puasa Ramadhan

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Jangan salah memberi kasih sayang kepada anak! Karena sayang, kita membelikan apapun untuk anak. Karena cinta, kita tidak tega mengajak anak untuk ikut berpuasa. Akibatnya, generasi muda saat ini tidak jauh lebih bagus dari generasi orangtua Abah dulu yang belum mengenal buku catatan, bahkan kadang-kadang terasa lebih amburadul. Ini mengerikan…!

Unique Dish for Ramadan

At least, Indonesian people like celebrating a party with unique dish, including Ramadan fast, such as bakakak, nasi tumpeng, and kambing guling.

Bakakak is cooked chicken with full body. Nasi tumpeng is ceremonial dish of yellow rice served in a cone shape. Kambing guling is like bakakak, but it's made of goat.

Bakakak

Breaking the Fast Ramadan Recommended to Consume Sweet Food

When Maghrib comes, we are recommended to drink and eat something soon. When breaking the fast, we are recommended to consume sweet food.

There are some sweet food that are usually consumed by Indonesian people to break the fast:

Dates

Actually dates come from Arabia. But today, it can be bought in Indonesia easily.

Coconut Ice for Ramadan

In Indonesia, specially cities in West Java, we can buy Es Kelapa Muda (young coconut ice) easily in the roadside.

Special Chicken Menu for Ramadan

Do you like meat?
Do you like cooked chicken?
Let's imagine........ J

Save Our Children from Petasan During Ramadan

Many Indonesian children like celebrating Ramadan with petasan. It's usually heard in afternoon before Maghrib or night after praying Tarawih.

In English, petasan is known by some terms, firecracker, fireworks, and sparkler. But in Indonesia, the terms are different.

I often see this firecracker is sold in some markets.

Fresh Ice for Breaking the Fast Ramadan

Are you ready to celebrate Maghrib this day?

Many Indonesian people usually drink mix ice (es campur) as a favorite menu, such as Kolak with ice, suri cucumber with ice, kolang-kaling with ice, etc.

Hopefully, these ice drinking will inspire you: J

So sweeeet....! J

Ramadan Menu with Kolak in Rich Variation

According to Wikipedia, Kolak or Kolek is an Indonesian dessert made with palm sugar and coconut milk, with pandanus leaf (P. amaryllifolius) for flavour.

I am more familiar with banana kolak. In fact, there are some types of kolak as below:

Kolak and ice

Be patient when seeing these sexy menu. he..he...

Modern or Traditional Fresh Menu for Ramadan in Indonesia?

Indonesia has rich culinary either modern or traditional menu. Which one do you want?

It’s dates brownies menu by Chef Vindex Tengker (KOMPAS.com/Wardah Fajri Kreasi). I think this is a modern menu.




Or this one?

It’s kolangkaling (Arenga pinnata). According to Wikipedia, this fruit is also known with terms Sugar Palm, Arenga Palm, Areng palm, Black-fiber palm, Gomuti Palm, Aren, Enau, Irok, and Kaong.

Roadshow Hijab Hunt 2014 in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia

In this Ramadan month, some creative Indonesian hijabers run “Roadshow Hijab Hunt” program. They discuss about hijab dress (long dress and veil).

Unique Photos of Ramadan in Indonesia, Sahur

Sahur is eating before daybreak during the fasting month (before Adzan Subuh). Some Indonesian people sometimes inform their neighbors by going around an area with unique ways.

They play music with traditional instruments: short bamboo (similar to Angklung/Calung) and drum of water (empty). They also like singing traditional songs or Islamic songs with unique rythm (Sunda:.hahaleuangan, nadoman)

Welcome to Ramadan in Indonesia

Indonesia with majority of Muslims has unique things in Ramadan month, such as keramas, sahur, ngabuburit, tadarus, tarawih, etc. Although Islam comes from Arabia and spreading out in the world, including Indonesia, but this country occasionally combines Islam culture and Indonesia culture.

Some people take a bath before starting Ramadan month, in a river together, pool with friends, or alone in a bathroom.

Such taking a bath is also known as keramas and padusan. Basically it's similar to taking a bath for cleaning ritual impurity for doing 5 main prayers. But some sources state that keramas is not from Islam, it's only a tradition of Indonesia.

Source:

Bagaimana Hukum 'Padusan' Jelang Ramadhan? ramadhan.republika.co.id

Keramas Sebelum Masuk Ramadhan. voa-islam.com

Ramadhan Dish, Which is Your Favorite?

Today or tomorrow, many Indonesian Muslim will fast. They usually prepare a dish for breaking the fast when Maghrib comes.

Which one do you want?

Complete menu?

Ice menu?

Petai?

Jengkol?