Eid Al-Fitr: The sweet holiday of festive foods
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CLEVELAND, Ohio During Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of reflection, spiritual guidance and prayer that commemorates when the Quran was first revealed to the Prophet Mohammad, it is forbidden to eat from sunrise to sunset. It’s considered a time of self-improvement, and an opportunity to seek a raised level of closeness to God. And then there is Eid Al-Fitr, literally the Festival of the Breaking of the Fast, also known as the “sweet” holiday, marking the end of Ramadan. It is so committed to exuberant celebration that is forbidden to fast during the one to three days, according to local customs, that it is observed.
Highlights
Chaitra Navaratri, which began on April 13 this year, concludes with Rama Navami celebrations on April 21.
The prayers of Navaratri are initiated after Ghatasthapana which symbolises Devi Durga.
The festival of Ram Navami is celebrated with full gusto pan India and also by NRI diaspora settled abroad.
New Delhi: The much-revered auspicious occasion of Lord Rama birthday - Ram Navami is being celebrated this year on April 21. It marks the culmination of the nine-day festival of Chaitra Navratri and commemorates the birth of Lord Ram.
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festival of Ram Navami is celebrated with full gusto pan India and also by NRI diaspora settled abroad. However, due to the deadly novel coronavirus pandemic outbreak, celebrations this year are low key.
Ramadan 2021: Dates, Haleem, Seviyan and Other Must Eat Things in Hyderabad Apr 10, 2021, 09:04 IST
Once the Ramadan month starts, the streets of Hyderabad will be bustling with food lovers relishing the seasonal delicacies and vendors whipping out their best. To celebrate the holy occasion of Ramadan, some special dishes are cooked and served at an economical price. If you’ve been waiting to try the best dishes, then we just have the list for you.
Nihari & Kulcha
Nihari – the popular breakfast dish for Hyderabadis is basically a stew of slow-cooked meat (could be beef, mutton, chicken) along with bone marrow and is usually eaten with a kulcha or roti.
After a 40-day dalliance with vegetarianism, Easter was always a time to indulge
There’s more to the Easter feast than chocolate bunnies and painted eggs. In fact, the real hero of Easter apart from the Risen Christ himself is the meat!
As Easter is the culmination of 40 days of fasting and penitence, it’s only fair that the feast is one of grand indulgence. I remember how, growing up in the 70s and 80s in Madras (now Chennai), the season of Lent was a time of complete abstinence at home, when even eggs were off the menu. Stretching into 46 days (to include Holy Week), it was a time to embrace a variety of vegetarian dishes, pachchadis, pickles and vadams, which blended quite well with the onset of spring and summer. Surprisingly, this brief dalliance with vegetarianism would be quite spiritually uplifting, and I wouldn’t really miss the meat until Easter.
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Ramadan is just around the corner and, without fail, we shall hear whispers of the most delicious dates from the Middle East.
We know the brand. But who exactly is Yusuf Taiyoob?
Here are a few facts about the man who made a name for himself as the King of Dates in Malaysia:
1. Datuk Seri Yusuf Taiyoob is a born and bred Malaysian
He was born in Tanjung Bungah, Penang on 23 December 1958.
According to The Edge, Yusuf is the eldest of four siblings and was raised in a traditional shophouse near George Town, where his current office is not far from.