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GUDN day together!
After a week break again gives news from me.
Last weekend I went with a group of international interns and Indonesians to the beach. Since I could not of course make my debut on the surf board missed. After me, the first estimate of 20 had the same the same time put on the nose, I got the hang of it. Self-praise, But for the first time on the board I made then is not so bad and took a few good waves taken! :)
photo: wedding This weekend I will once again have long remained in Jakarta. Why? Because I was invited to the wedding of my landlady's daughter. A funny story: the daughter lives in Germany and had a few weeks ago in Germany, married a German. Now they had come to Indonesia but of course, and repeat before the local Christian community, their vows. But as the family of the groom is not join me, my landlord has desperate a German "substitute family" wanted to before the invited guests to preserve the face. It was natural for me a great opportunity to witness a local wedding. I must say, that's different from the Christian wedding ..... not up to the musical. Because Indonesians are fanatical innately Karako they prove their Sangeskraft in the church. This is sung with the utmost emotion and volume and (partly in contrast to Germany:) even correct. Also had 5 different choirs and their performance has been the pastor during his sermon even more the speech style of a dedicated politician. All in all, a great experience and nice food could not be missed.
Now to the headline: Idul Adha or halal slaughter. Last Friday was one of the highest in Indonesia holidays. On that day, Abraham is thought that would have sacrificed his son Isaac for God. In the end, "could" then Abraham to sacrifice a lamb, but instead of his son. So far the story. In Indonesia, the whole thing is like a mass sacrifice. All the people who have some money to buy either a goat, sheep or even a whole cow to sacrifice them. It is (for our Western view) the barbaric animal's throat cut with a simple meter (s.Video) to let it bleed. It was a bit strange to experience such a sacrifice up close. And the muezzin always in the background of his "singing" again .... a strange feeling!
Who does not like to see an animal suffering should watch the following video not before.
Then I had a look at even the largest mosque in Southeast Asia, the fourth largest in the world. If a building already beeindruckndes, but from within less intersting than I imagined. Aufallend the huge prayer hall, the huge digital clock in a central location and various large flat screens. If I had not expected ....
Where from here. Tomorrow I'm on mission and next week I'll tell you even a little bit of my work.
Cheers!
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