Meugang Tradition from Aceh,Indonesia

Habits of the people welcomed the month of Ramadan begins in Aceh Province with "meugang" (day of slaughtering cattle), two days before the glorious months to arrive.

This tradition has been carried out were hereditary in the life of the local community.

Tradition "meugang" is a familial activities. On that day, all the close relatives gathered at his parents' house while enjoying the cuisine of meat provided. Children and grandchildren take the time to go home to their parents or in-laws house in the day 'meugang' like this.

Typically, parents or in-laws had already prepared a few pounds of meat waiting for the return of our children and grandchildren and other close relatives. This habit is also used as a means Silaturrahmi and forgive each other before meeting the implementation of fasting.

Welcome Ramadan habits among the people of Aceh had been due not only "meugang", but includes many of the requirements needed during the holy month of like looking for firewood in the woods in groups, which carried by women.

In addition, people especially women also tried to search for firewood and to pound rice flour to make ends meet during Ramadan. There is no rush when performing fasting because everyone was prepared and calm.

The search for firewood in the forest-huran now rarely seen because most people use other facilities for the preparation of fasting. No longer queues could be seen carrying women firewood in fields such as dikes old tempo.


Society today no longer are looking for firewood in the group ahead of Ramadan because people in general have used the stove to cook the rice. If anything, in the hinterland and certainly not what they seem tempo first.



If the tempo of the Acehnese people always look for firewood in the forests and the pounding of rice flour as a preparation for the holy month of Ramadan has become a tradition, now thanks to technology, it has been processed and substituted kerosene or LPG gas and wheat flour.

This actually ease the burden of women each face of Ramadan. That way women can do other activities such as yard cleaning to be more beautiful and comfortable during fasting.



In addition to preparing the various needs of Ramadan according to greet the era of development progress, the people of Aceh are still visible priority to the value of worship, including a meugang and eat with relatives.

Meugang tradition that has lasted hundreds of years it is now also made government agencies, private and civil society organizations in Aceh. Livestock slaughtering before Ramadan in offices, usually distributed to employees and partners.


Public behavior requires eating meat a day or two before Ramadan may be a momentum for seasonal merchants to raise prices, because of the economic law called the price of an eye because of the high demand for goods.


All the tradition of welcoming people remain in koridur Ramadan defined in Islamic teachings. Reproduce racing community worship before Ramadan to prepare all the needs for peace to achieve ukhrawi investment.