Open Fasting With Family, Simple Event But Full Meaning
One of the most anticipated moments when Ramadan comes is breaking the fast together. There are different types of breaking fast together. such as open family, open with friends office, open with school friends, and open together with various other communities. Among all that, the impression is plain but a lot of meaning is to break the fast with the family.
in this case the intended family is a group of people who still have blood ties or family relationships such as father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, child, uncle or nephew. well moment of ramadan as it is now is the right time to collect them all in open event together. Indeed there are still moments to be able to gather together. But the atmosphere of open together with eating together during Idul Fitri will obviously be very different.
no need to bother to organize this iftar. Especially if the participants only 4 people. Suppose that in one family only consisting of father, mother and 2 children. Just provide compote or fruit ice as food to break the fast. for its food, dates seem to be the mandatory menu that should be available. Nothing, other than because of the natural sugar content contained therein, Prophet Muhammad SAW also suggested dates as one of the dishes to break the fast.
for the main food did not have to bother to prepare it. Serve it according to the family's favorite taste. Why look so simple and look casual? because in this case what is sought is not what to eat but how to enjoy the moment of togetherness. Because it can not be denied again as we get older then also our interests and affairs. does not close the possibility of us going to break more fast outside than at home alone.
Job demands, stuck in traffic, and various other reasons will be our obstacle to be able to enjoy the moment of breaking the fast with the family. but in the iftar with the family there are many benefits that we can take. Among others, the fast with family, we can help children to develop the ability of the language because listening to the conversation while eating. our children will be trained to express their opinions, because usually when the whole family is gathered is the right time to express the heart.
while according to Robin Fox, an anthropology lecturer at Rutgers University, New Jersey, eating together can teach children to become members of society and culture. Many things will be expressed while eating together after breaking the fast. that's when the atmosphere of lost family in one day because of activity and activities of each family member will come back to life.
All will tell each other. Saling each other complaints and grief in the day or maybe a few days before. not infrequently also plans for the future also discussed at that time. Even an important decision was also decided during the breaking of the fast. Because of those things, although only a simple can be a moment of breaking the fast and eating with family is a meaningful event.