The world's Muslim community is preparing to welcome holy month of Ramadan. Some areas in the Motherland ever had a tradition in welcoming the Ramadan.
One of them is of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam. Ahead of Ramadan, communities in Aceh had a tradition called
The head of the Aceh Tourism Office Amiruddin said Hasan Cut to the VIVA, Meugangpada basically is a series of activities of buying, cultivate and eat beef for two days ahead of the fasting month.
"Tradition Meugang, we all Acehnese must be or obliged to buy meat. There's not one family that didn't buy meat (beef, Buffalo and goat), "he said when encountered in Building Sapta Pesona, Jakarta, Monday night, May 15, 2018.
Amiruddin mentions, abstinence for the people of Aceh do not provide meat ahead of major holidays including Ramadan, Muslims.
"For us there is no meat abstinence ahead of Ramadan," he said.
The activity of eating meat also became a symbol of that fancy dining menu that can be enjoyed by all people in welcoming the great days of Islam. It was done without status or class. The people of Aceh will also cultivate the meat with some typical cuisine of Aceh.
"Cooked depending each because we there are 23 districts of the city with eight this ethnic cuisine. If gravy belange in Banda Aceh, there is the beef rendang, spicy sour, "said Amiruddin. (ch)