JAKARTA - An Indonesian citizen (WNI) named Alfi Yusmar shared his experience of undergoing Ramadan for the first time in Budapest, Hungary.
He revealed that the atmosphere in the city did not feel like the month of Ramadan because the majority of the population was not Muslim.
In fact, while waiting for the time to break the fast or call to prayer for Maghrib, Alfi admitted that he did not hear the voice of the worship call. To find out the time of breaking the fast, he only relies on the call to prayer application. "It feels normal because there is no call to prayer. But for private fasting, I run it as usual. So there is almost no Ramadan atmosphere," said Alfi when confirmed by VOI, Sunday, March 2.
"The call to prayer is from the Muslim Pro application, or if the embassy has an call to prayer schedule that is sent," he continued.
In order to keep feeling the atmosphere of Ramadan, Alfi took the initiative to gather his Muslim friends to carry out worship together at his place of residence.
"We have a plan to gather together with Indonesian citizens. Later in the apartment we will carry out worship together," he said.
Regarding the iftar menu, Alfi chose to cook on his own because the price of food outside is more expensive.
"Here the price of food is around 5 thousand forints or equivalent to Rp. 200 thousand per serving. If you cook yourself, the maximum is Rp. 30-70 thousand. So it's better to cook on your own," he said.
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Alfi also admitted that he really missed the atmosphere of fasting in Indonesia, especially the moment of hunting takjil and typical foods.
"I'm really tired. Usually there are chicken pecels, satay, soto. Now there's nothing. That's what makes me miss the most," he concluded.
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