One month earlier was ramadhan. Most of Indonesian (which are muslims, which i am included) fasting from the sun dawn until sunset. And this week, ramadhan is over and we celebrate eid-al fitr! Many, many, many indonesian went to their hometowns, causing traffic jams everywhere. This year, my family spent our holiday in the capital city, Jakarta.
Jakarta was very lovely when eid-al fitr. The city not too busy, and the streets were spacious. No more traffic jam.
My dad and I pray Eid in the biggest mosque in Indonesia, Istiqlal. It's uniquely located face by face by a catholic church to symbolize religion tolerance. The mosque also designed by a non-muslim. This mosque can occupy hundreds of thousands of people, so you can imagine how crowded it was. But it's occasional, you can't meet it in another time. Before the day, there were some terror attack in Indonesia, so the security was very tight. Everyone must pass the security check before entering the mosque. Indonesian now getting accustomed to this kind of things, no more fear for us.
So happy I met this year's ramadhan. I hope I can meet ramadhan in next year.
Happy Eid-al Fitr for you who celebrate! Taqabalallahu minna wa minkum!
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