Brilio.net - When the month of Ramadan arrives, the tradition of breaking the fast together or bukber becomes one of the activities that often occurs in various places. This Bukber is usually initiated by various groups, be it friendship gangs, communities, co-workers or whatever. Of course the aim is to strengthen relationships between individuals and inspire a spirit of togetherness.
Bukber is usually held at a restaurant, mosque or a friend's house. But not with this bukber. The place is truly unexpected. How could it not be, they held a bukber in the church which is a place of worship for Christians. Meanwhile, fasting is an obligation for Muslims.
This bukber activity in an unusual place was held by a community in Bandung. namely, the Inter-Religious Network (Jakatarub) which collaborates with the Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) Kebon Jati. Many interfaith people came to attend this event.
A post showing the beauty of harmony was uploaded by the account @tunggaaa_. Opening with him is also made free and open to people of all kinds of beliefs. Even before the evening call to prayer sounds, prayers are recited by all types of religions. This event will be held on March 27 2024 in Bandung.
Are you curious about its appearance? The following is a portrait of the church when it was transformed into a place to break the fast together . Just look at the photo below which makes people forget that this is a church. Everything was collected by brilio.net from @tunggaaa_'s TikTok post on Friday (29/3).
1. Appearance of the front of the church before registration. Many people looked enthusiastic about taking part in this event.
photo: TikTok/@tunggaaa_
2. Participants are asked to register first before entering. The registration table was manned by two friendly smiling ladies.
photo: TikTok/@tunggaaa_
3. Sit in church with other religious people. Before breaking the fast, the event began with a sharing session and reading prayers together.
photo: TikTok/@tunggaaa_
4. One of the menus for breaking the fast is fruit ice. Placed on a table where visitors can take it themselves.
photo: TikTok/@tunggaaa_
5. In the church, a prayer room is also provided for Muslims to perform evening prayers. It can be seen that the committee provided separate rooms for men and women.
photo: TikTok/@tunggaaa_
6. When the evening call to prayer sounded, the people present flocked to take the food provided at the buffet.
photo: TikTok/@tunggaaa_
7. This event was lively and seemed to be busy with participants. This also shows the beauty of religious tolerance in the month of Ramadan.
photo: TikTok/@tunggaaa_