Ulog #4 - Meugang Tradition before Ramadhan (Bilingual)
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What is Ulog?
It is a new tag/ trend on steemit that is heralded by our very own @surpassinggoogle.
The idea is really simple. It's all about writing about the activities that took place in your day and sharing them on the #ulog tag. Ulog is basically like a logbook or journal of U(you).
So how did my day go?(Here it is My Ulog)
Marhaban ya Ramadhan
The holy month of moslem is just coming right in front of our eyes. This is the time for us to be ready to get more and more blessings and good reward. Do the right thing and leave the bad.
Bulan suci umat Islam telah tiba, saatnya mempersiapkam diri untuk meneguk semua nikmat dan hikmah dibulan ini. Perbanyak amal sholeh, kurangi berbuat dosa, bahkan kalau bisa dihilangkan sama sekali.
It is one day to go to Ramadhan. The day where moslem usually gathering themselves with their families and celebrating the moment in welcoming this exalted month of all.
Hari ini adalah satu hari menuju Ramadhan. Hari dimana umat muslim biasanya berkumpul dengan keluarga merayakan momen menyambut bulan nan-agung.
We call this celebration as "Meugang" in Aceh. This tradition has been sticked to Acehnese for so long.
Kalau di Aceh kami menyebutnya dengan hari "meugang". Tradisi "Meugang" sudah melekat dengan rakyat Aceh berabad-abad lamanya.
It is usually celebrated by cooking "Leumang" and meat (whether beef or lamb). A father of a family will buy the meat at all costs on this day no matter what.
People Buying Beef at Traditional Market
Perayaan ini di biasanya ditandai dengan memasak "leumang" dan daging (Sapi, Kambing, dll). Seberapapun mahalnya harga daging di hari ini, para kepala keluarga akan berusaha untuk tetap membelinya.
Moreover, the "Leumang" itself is a traditional food which are rice, soybean and sweet potato being cooked in a bamboo by burning it. It's just unfair yet when we celebrated "Meugang" but we didn't cook these things.
Adapun "leumang" itu sendiri ialah salah satu panganan tradisional Aceh berupa beras, kacang ijo ataupun ubi yang dimasak di dalam bambu yang di bakar. Rasanya belum sah saja kalau dua menu diatas tidak ada di hari "Meugang".
Talking about "Meugang", sometime this issue is very sensitive to be talked to students who is currently living far away from home. Of course it is. You know, when people could gather with their relatives, we here in nowhere place in the world feel like a strangers for everybody else.
Bercerita masalah "Meugang", terkadang isu ini menjadi sensitif untuk dibicarakan bagi kalangan perantau seperti saya. Bagaimana tidak, disaat orang2 bisa berkumpul dengan keluarga terdekat, kami diperantauan malah merasa seperti terasing dari hiruk-pikuk khidmatnya perayaan hari ini.
Just like me for instance. I decided to finish all my works rather than being sad and remembering my family in my hometown. So, by doing this thing at least I could entertain myself a little bit.
Katakan saja saya contohnya. Saya memilih mengerjakan tugas2 pekerjaan dari pada baper tak karuan mengingat kampung halaman. Dengan melakukan kesibukan ini, hati saya menjadi sedikit terhibur olehnya.
No need to be bewailed for this destiny. Life is so beautiful. If we have more time, insyallaaah we will soon be together on Idul Fitri to celebrate the glory day of Moslem all over the world.
Happy Fasting Everyone 😇
Tak perlulah nasib itu diratapi. Syukuri saja. Nanti jika ada umur panjang, lebaran Idul Fitri kita akan berkumpul bersama keluarga tercinta kembali.
Selamat Berpuasa😇