{"id":14139,"date":"2017-04-15T20:02:36","date_gmt":"2017-04-15T20:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=14139"},"modified":"2017-04-15T20:02:36","modified_gmt":"2017-04-15T20:02:36","slug":"special-arabic-occasions-what-they-are-what-to-do-and-say-in-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/special-arabic-occasions-what-they-are-what-to-do-and-say-in-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Arabic Occasions: What they are, What to Do and Say in them?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_14140\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/33088757@N02\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Kul Aam Wa Antum Bi Khair\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14140\" class=\"wp-image-14140 size-full\"  alt=\"best wishes in Arabic \" width=\"500\" height=\"389\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/04\/kul-aam-wa-antum-bi-khair.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/04\/kul-aam-wa-antum-bi-khair.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/04\/kul-aam-wa-antum-bi-khair-350x272.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14140\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645\u0648\u0627\u062c \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u062a\u064a\u0629 on flickr.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Certain linguistic expressions are associated with specific cultural and religious occasions. For example, \u201cHappy Easter!\u201d, \u201cJoyeuses P\u00e2ques!\u201d, and \u201cFrohe Ostern!\u201d are expressions said in special occasions in English; French; and German, respectively. Among the most culturally celebrated, congratulation-invoking, and religiously observed occasions among Arabs (and Muslims) are Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-AdhHa, Ramadhan, and Friday of every week. In these feasts and times, people use certain expressions to exchange felicitations. Starting with the last, let\u2019s look at each occasion singly.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Friday <\/strong><strong>\u064a\u064e\u0648\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u064f\u0645\u0639\u064e\u0629 <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Friday (<strong>\u064a\u064e\u0648\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u064f\u0645\u0639\u064e\u0629<\/strong>) is so special for Arabs (and Muslims) because it the day during which weekly congregational prayer (<strong>\u0635\u064e\u0644\u0627\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627\u0639\u064e\u0629<\/strong>) is held at around noon. Prior to the prayer, a sermon (<strong>\u062e\u064f\u0637\u0628\u064e\u0629<\/strong>) is given. It is a typical religious speech sprinkled with verses (<strong>\u0622\u064a\u064e\u0627\u062a<\/strong>) from the Quran (<strong>\u0627\u0644\u0642\u064f\u0631\u0622\u0646<\/strong>) and sayings\/Hadeeths (<strong>\u0623\u064e\u062d\u064e\u0627\u062f\u0650\u064a\u062b<\/strong>) of the prophet (<strong>\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0628\u0650\u064a<\/strong>). Its purpose is to remind people of morals (<strong>\u0623\u064e\u062e\u0644\u0627\u0642<\/strong>) and proper behavior (<strong>\u0627\u0644\u0633\u0651\u0650\u0644\u064f\u0648\u0643<\/strong> <strong>\u0627\u0644\u062d\u064e\u0633\u064e\u0646<\/strong>). In most Arab countries, Friday is a public holiday (<strong>\u0639\u064f\u0637\u0652\u0644\u064e\u0629<\/strong> <strong>\u0631\u064e\u0633\u0645\u0650\u064a\u0651\u064e\u0629<\/strong>). During this day, people, especially close kin, visit each other. In Yemen, for instance, families plan ahead for visits so that a decent lunch is prepared for the entire extended family. Typically, visits are made after Friday prayer (<strong>\u0635\u064e\u0644\u0627\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u064f\u0645\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0629<\/strong>). Families normally spend the entire afternoon together talking and socializing, such social gathering is made more interesting via <em>chewing<\/em> <em>Qat<\/em> (<strong>\u0627\u0644\u0642\u064e\u0627\u062a<\/strong>) \u2013 an interesting topic that I will talk about in another blog. Although there is variation from one Arab country to another on the kind of activities done on this day, the concept is still the same \u2013 socializing and maintaining family ties. Among the linguistic expressions used on this day are:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u062c\u064f\u0645\u0639\u064e\u0629 \u0645\u0628\u064e\u0627\u0631\u064e\u0643\u0629<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Blessed Friday!<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u062c\u064f\u0645\u0652\u0639\u064e\u062a\u0643\u0645 \u0645\u064f\u0628\u0627\u0631\u064e\u0643\u064e\u0629<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 may you have a Blessed Friday!<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u062c\u064f\u0645\u0639\u064e\u0629 \u0645\u064f\u0628\u0627\u0631\u0643\u0629 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u064e\u0645\u0650\u064a\u0639<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Blessed Friday to all!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ramadhan<\/strong> <strong>\u0631\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0636\u064e\u0627\u0646<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_14141\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/39436128@N00\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Ramadhan Kareem\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14141\" class=\"wp-image-14141 size-full\"  alt=\"Happy Ramadhan\" width=\"500\" height=\"384\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/04\/ramadhan-kareem.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/04\/ramadhan-kareem.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/04\/ramadhan-kareem-350x269.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14141\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by Fatema Arnous on Flickr.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ramadan (<strong>\u0631\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0636\u064e\u0627\u0646<\/strong>) is a month during which fasting is required of every Muslim that has reach puberty (exceptions exist). The word <strong>\u0631\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0636\u064e\u0627\u0646<\/strong> is a name of a month in the Hijri Calendar (<strong>\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0642\u0648\u0650\u064a\u0645<\/strong> <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0647\u0650\u062c\u0631\u0650\u064a<\/strong>). Muslims are required to abstain from food and drink consumption or engaging in sexual relations from dawn (<strong>\u0627\u0644\u0641\u064e\u062c\u0652\u0631<\/strong>) till sunset (<strong>\u063a\u064f\u0631\u064f\u0648\u0628<\/strong> <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0634\u0651\u064e\u0645\u0633<\/strong>). For most Arabs, this is a month during which many religious, cultural, and social activities take place. Besides fasting, most Arabs observe TaraweeH Prayer (<strong>\u0635\u064e\u0644\u0627\u0629<\/strong> <strong>\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0631\u0627\u0648\u0650\u064a\u062d<\/strong>), a lengthy congregational prayer that is optional. It is common that people break their fast (<strong>\u0627\u0650\u0641\u0637\u064e\u0627\u0631<\/strong>) in large groups in public places. Spending the whole night playing different types of games, watching TV, or talking and socializing till meal before the dawn (<strong>\u0633\u064e\u062d\u064f\u0648\u0631<\/strong>) are other activities that most people enjoy. Among the common congratulatory linguistic expressions used during Ramadhan are:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0634\u064e\u0647\u0631<\/strong> <strong>\u0643\u064e\u0631\u064e\u064a\u0645<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Happy Month!<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0631\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0636\u064e\u0627\u0646<\/strong> <strong>\u0643\u064e\u0631\u0650\u064a\u0645<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Happy Ramadhan!<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0634\u064e\u0647\u0631<\/strong> <strong>\u0645\u064f\u0628\u0627\u0631\u064e\u0643<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Blessed Month!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Eid al-Fitr <\/strong><strong>\u0639\u0650\u064a\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0650\u0637\u0652\u0631 <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Eid al-Fitr (<strong>\u0639\u0650\u064a\u062f<\/strong> <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0641\u0650\u0637\u0631<\/strong>) is a cultural and religious festivity during which Muslims celebrate the end of Ramadhan. The very name of the occasion <strong>\u0639\u0650\u064a\u062f<\/strong> <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0641\u0650\u0637\u0631<\/strong> means the festivity of breaking the fast. This day coincides with the first day of the month of Shawwal (<strong>\u0634\u064e\u0648\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0644<\/strong>), a Hijri month. On this day, going to mosques for Eid Prayer (<strong>\u0635\u064e\u0644\u0627\u0629<\/strong> <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0639\u064e\u064a\u062f<\/strong>) is the first activity Arabs (and Muslims) do. Donning their best clothes, people visit their relatives and give different types of gifts and sweets. They have lunch in each other\u2019s houses and spend the rest of the day talking, gaming, and socializing. The type of activities varies from one Arab country to another. Ceremonies, frequent social visits, fun activities, and decent delicious food are enjoyed from three days to one week. In many Arab countries, three to five days are announced as a public holiday so that people have ample time to entertain and celebrate this occasion enjoyably. For this reason, Eid al-Fitr (<strong>\u0639\u0650\u064a\u062f<\/strong> <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0641\u0650\u0637\u0631<\/strong>) is also called Small Eid (<strong>\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0650\u064a\u062f<\/strong> <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0635\u0651\u064e\u063a\u0650\u064a\u0631<\/strong>). Among the popular linguistic expressions used for congratulation in this occasion are:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0639\u0650\u064a\u062f<\/strong> <strong>\u0645\u064f\u0628\u064e\u0627\u0631\u0643<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Happy Eid!<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0641\u0650\u0637\u0631<\/strong> <strong>\u0645\u064f\u0628\u064e\u0627\u0631\u0643<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Happy Eid!<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0639\u0650\u064a\u062f<\/strong> <strong>\u0633\u064e\u0639\u0650\u064a\u062f<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Happy Eid!<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0643\u064f\u0644 \u0639\u064e\u0627\u0645 \u0648\u0623\u0646\u062a\u064f\u0645 \u0628\u0650\u062e\u064a\u0631 <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Best Wishes!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14142\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/9788348@N06\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Eid Saeed\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14142\" class=\"wp-image-14142 size-full\"  alt=\"Happy Eid!\" width=\"640\" height=\"452\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/04\/eid-saeed.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/04\/eid-saeed.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/04\/eid-saeed-350x247.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14142\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by MOHAMED TOLBA on flickr.com<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Eid al-AdhHa \u0639\u0650\u064a\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0623\u064e\u0636\u062d\u064e\u0649 <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Eid al-AdhHa (<strong>\u0639\u0650\u064a\u062f<\/strong> <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0623\u064e\u0636\u062d\u064e\u0649<\/strong>) is fairly similar to Eid al-Fitr (<strong>\u0639\u0650\u064a\u062f<\/strong> <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0641\u0650\u0637\u0631<\/strong>) in terms of cultural and social activities. Religiously, it is the day of sacrifice. That is, every Muslim who\u2019s able to sacrifice an animal should do so and distribute its meat to others. This is what makes it distinctive from Eid al-Fitr (<strong>\u0639\u0650\u064a\u062f<\/strong> <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0641\u0650\u0637\u0631<\/strong>). Therefore, it is always associated with overeating of meat. Besides, public holiday last longer. As a result, it is also called the Big Eid (<strong>\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0650\u064a\u062f<\/strong> <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0643\u064e\u0628\u0650\u064a\u0631<\/strong>). Most Arabs congratulate each other on this occasion using these phrases:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0639\u0650\u064a\u062f \u0645\u064f\u0628\u064e\u0627\u0631\u064e\u0643 <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Happy Eid!<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0623\u064e\u0636\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0649 \u0645\u064f\u0628\u064e\u0627\u0631\u064e\u0643 <\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Happy Eid!<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0639\u0650\u064a\u062f \u0633\u064e\u0639\u0650\u064a\u062f<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Happy Eid!<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0643\u064f\u0644 \u0639\u064e\u0627\u0645 \u0648\u0623\u064e\u0646\u062a\u064f\u0645 \u0628\u0650\u062e\u064e\u064a\u0631<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Best Wishes!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/04\/eid-saeed-350x247.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Happy Eid!\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/04\/eid-saeed-350x247.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/04\/eid-saeed.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Certain linguistic expressions are associated with specific cultural and religious occasions. For example, \u201cHappy Easter!\u201d, \u201cJoyeuses P\u00e2ques!\u201d, and \u201cFrohe Ostern!\u201d are expressions said in special occasions in English; French; and German, respectively. Among the most culturally celebrated, congratulation-invoking, and religiously observed occasions among Arabs (and Muslims) are Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-AdhHa, Ramadhan, and Friday of&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/special-arabic-occasions-what-they-are-what-to-do-and-say-in-them\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":148,"featured_media":14142,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3525,3,13],"tags":[404571,3552,462563,359143,462562],"class_list":["post-14139","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arabic-language","category-culture","category-vocabulary","tag-eid","tag-eid-al-fitr","tag-eid-al-adhha","tag-friday","tag-special-occasion"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/148"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14139"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14159,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14139\/revisions\/14159"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}