Various details the month of Ramadan holds for single young people residing in Dubai, in light of the procedures for social separation, and the absence of all the rituals that have long been shaping their diaries during the blessed month, as the gatherings of iftar and suhoor gatherings, meetings during evening parties, feasts and invitations faded, to be replaced by different rituals, which comes at the head Entering the kitchen, preparing breakfast by themselves, unlike the usual.
Young people, Emirates Today polled, asserted that entering the kitchen was a compulsion, not a choice, this time because of the Corona crisis, noting at the same time that it also constituted an opportunity to innovate, entertain and waste time, but they missed the warmth of the gatherings and travel to their families, trying to compensate for that By reducing spacing and communication through modern means and applications.
An opportunity for innovation
Ramadan was a different form for the Lebanese, Mohamed Cyprus, because despite the alienation he always sought to visit his family at the beginning or at the end of Ramadan, and the feeling of losing the opportunity to meet with the family was painful for him, and Cyprus added to «Emirates Today»: «Ramadan carries with it the values of familiarity and atmosphere Family, even friends who make up for the family’s existence, it is difficult to meet with them ”under the current circumstances.
But his love for cooking and preparing food was an opportunity to innovate in preparing breakfast, and new dishes that he had not previously tried: “I love cooking, and this is by sanitary isolation, but during Ramadan I prepare different meals to feel the atmosphere of Ramadan, and I started following the dishes of Arab chefs, along with Entering a little bit with the details of preparing desserts and what is new for me.
Cyprus also gave his home Ramadan atmosphere through Ramadan decorations, including lanterns and dates, as well as music.
As for compensation for the absence of social gatherings, he pushed the Lebanese youth to rely on the new applications, pointing out that he had met with his friends "Online" on the first day of Ramadan, as they usually meet on the first day of Suhoor, practicing all the rituals, and wearing their best clothes, in addition to the music he put All of them are at home. Cyprus said that this period may be very difficult, but it gives one a feeling of being able to bear responsibility for the details of his entire life, and arranging his priorities in a new way, stressing that he is a starting person in life, and therefore the current crisis formed the sieve that changed the standards of relations for him.
Family wig
For his part, the young man, Omar Maarawi, admitted that he was absent from his family meeting, due to his emigration, in addition to the absence of the small family of relatives or friends present in the Emirates who reduce the burden of alienation.
As for the new habits that entered his life in Ramadan due to sanitary isolation and current conditions, they are cooking, indicating that due to the spread of the new Corona virus, he entered the kitchen, as he started preparing simple and very easy dishes, and the first dish was rice and put milk close to it, while he managed after This is from preparing new dishes that require more effort, using the recipes of his mother, who gives him all the instructions over the phone.
On the rituals of friends and family meetings, the Lebanese youth pointed out that he communicates with them through the application of "Zoom", but of course they are conversations that do not substitute for the real presence of people, considering that one has to sacrifice some details and have a social responsibility.
Marawi seeks to live the Ramadan atmosphere through the acts of worship that he performs, in addition to taking care of home decor and putting everything that symbolizes the blessed month, adding that “sanitary insulation was an opportunity to reflect and reflect on the details of the daily life that we were living in, and thus we became more appreciative of the blessings.”
you have changed a lot
The Sudanese, Mahmoud Anwar Hemat, his life changed greatly with the current circumstances, especially during the month of Ramadan, as he had some habits, including going out with friends at night, but all these rituals disappeared, indicating that the life of a single person and who lives far from his family, makes him suffer Somewhat of the monotony during the holy month, and he confirmed that he used to have breakfast outside with friends or relatives, and today he prepares his breakfast on his own.
He stressed that he loves cooking, but with sanitary insulation and entering the kitchen out of a healthy duty, for fear of eating restaurants, entering cooking became boring, as this crisis turned him into a routine.
He explained that he does not prepare many meals because he is alone, and this is what makes the celibate miss the big banquets, which we are used to during Ramadan, noting that he communicates with his family via video daily, and this is the only thing that changes his mood and makes him feel comfortable.
Men beat women in cooking
Although the woman entered the kitchen from an early age, and took over cooking tasks in the marital home, the chefs surpassed the female chefs in the profession.
According to experts, this is due to several reasons, the first of which is that men have the ability to travel and undergo training courses more than women, in addition to his physical strength. At home, the man excels in the event he enters the kitchen, due to the fact that he does not depend only on his mother's recipes, but also mixes her information with videos of well-known chefs, and he accepts any criticism and improves for the better.