SUMEDANG VOICE – What is Eid Ketupat? Traditions A Week After Eid al-Fitr.
Muslims in Indonesia have just celebrated Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal 1444 H after a full month of fasting in Ramadan.
In celebration of Eid al-Fitr, ketupat is one of the food offerings that is never left behind.
For some people, ketupat and Eid are a unity between the celebration and the special dishes in it.
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However, for Muslims in the Javanese tribe, it turns out that there is a Ketupat Lebaran celebration in the atmosphere of the Eid al-Fitr holiday.
Then, what exactly is Eid Ketupat? Check out the explanation below.
Quoting from the NU Online page, Eid ketupat is the celebration of Eid al-Fitr which is usually done one week after the 1st of Shawwal.
Furthermore, the moment of the ketupat Eid celebration is also known as Syawalan.
As information, for people in Java Island in particular, celebrations
Eid ketupat is a form to strengthen togetherness.
As the name implies, the ketupat Eid celebration must also be accompanied by eating ketupat together.
In fact, in some areas, the ketupat and the various side dishes that accompany it will usually be prayed together by the residents as a manifestation of the philosophy of the ketupat itself, namely admitting to being wrong or admitting one’s fault to Allah SWT.
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