JAKARTA - A very rare experience will be felt by Kimberly Ryder and her mother, Irvina Zainal, this year. Both of them have the opportunity to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in the Holy Land of Mecca.
This is possible because their Umrah travel schedule lasts for 17 days, not including travel.
For Irvina, this is a dream come true.
"Yes, I really want it, I want it (Eid al-Fitr in Mecca). I really want it, that's what I'm waiting for, looking for," said Irvina Zainal at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Wednesday, March 4.
They are expected to return home on the third day of Eid. This means they will experience the atmosphere of takbir and Eid prayers at the Grand Mosque.
Even though it's far from relatives in Indonesia, this experience will certainly be something very special.
When asked about special preparations for Eid, Kimberly admitted that she did not make excessive preparations.
"We don't know, we don't know how Eid there is. So we follow... just follow," he said.
However, for the "THR" affair for the family in the country, he has entrusted it to his brother.
"There (THR). Oh, at least I've been told. I've just told my brother, this is money for this, this is already. But if we don't have any preparation here. We're like we don't know, we don't know how Eid there is. So we just follow," said Kimberly Ryder.
For the matter of Lebaran specialties, they still brought some dishes from Indonesia, such as rendang and dendeng balado. However, the mother joked that the food might have run out before Lebaran arrived.
"There is rendang. There is rendang, there is dendeng balado, there is chicken noodles. If I don't, it's like I'm from the last one there, it's like I'm happy with the food there, it's also safe," said Kimberly Ryder.
Celebrating Eid al-Fitr in this center of Islamic civilization will be the culmination of their spiritual journey.
This story is a dream for many Muslims around the world. Kimberly Ryder and her mother are two of the lucky few who can experience it.
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