Egypt's villages and villages witness wide variations in the celebration of the Prophet's birth, such as the nights of the mujahideen, the hikers, and the doura in the streets, but Nagaa al-Aqarabah, near the city of Luxor, is a favorite of his family for dozens of years. The courtyard of the central village of his mosque, and the people, young and old, strolled around the square and sat on the ground, distributing the mulukhiyya with the meat pieces to everyone, then returning to celebrate his house.
"This tradition has been inherited by Nagaa al-Aqarabah for decades, and the grandchildren came out to give it to their ancestors," said Abdul Sabor Sultan, a social and media activist and publisher of Al-Salameh Al-Youm newspaper. "On the last night of the Prophet's birth, you find a dazzling scene, The men and women, young and old alike, and their cheerful features, carry cups and utensils and small cooking tins, and head to the main courtyard where they sit on the ground, waiting for them to be distributed with meat and to return to their homes. .
Sultan added that "the feast of the great Mallukhia is equipped by the village's youth, and with them professionals in cooking, after they slaughter a large calf and perhaps more, and cook with the Mallokhia, the main meal, the quantities of rice and kamunya, but remain Almlokhip special situation, where cooked in what not Less than 10 to 12 large quantities, enough quantities per person in the village or even guests ».
Sultan revealed that «the origin of the story began to coincidentally the possession of one of the founding fathers of the village of the cow was about to give birth before the birth of the Prophet in a distant years, the man vowed to God to allocate every calf give birth throughout the cow to feed people, and the work of a feast on the birthday of the Prophet, The cow continued to give birth to a male man and never gave birth to females. The man continued to slay each calf every year, and the villagers considered that the calf belonged to them all. They left him free in their farms, homes and fields. With difficulty in their farms and their yards Solution to date slaughtered, was associated with this course, cooking mallow, perhaps because it is the most readily available, or because it's easier to cook ».
Usually good
Sultan pointed out that "the public opinion, religious scholars and the wise men of the village considered that this habit is good. It brings together the people of the village in the courtyard of the mosque and brings them together for good, and revives the collective and solidarity atmosphere of the village. And therefore continued the habit and embraced by the people did not find any objections ».
Sultan said that "the scorpion is still characterized by strong interdependence, and adherence to the positive of the heritage, and has his own very special habits, most notably that the dowry, which is presented to the bride is still limited to 60 Egyptian pounds today, and that the bride offers only seven pieces of clothing placed in Tasht, And committed to the rich and poor, and placed in a second tent clothes given by relatives and loved ones, has reached a commitment to craft this weather that the parents found in the Tasht eight pieces instead of seven, they asked one of the attendees choose the most beautiful piece of clothing and was burned with gas in front of everyone, so as not to repeat It opens the door to the auction, and They considered it usually Thi a great asset to facilitate the marriage of young people. »
For his part, said the journalist in the newspaper Alastor, Ihab Mustapha, that «Naja Aqqaribah is always known for the funny but good facts, including the presence of the artist Hussein Fahmi to the wedding of a simple and orphan girl died her father before her wedding, after the arrival of Hussein Fahmi, according to the journalist Ahmed Atallah, To portray a ring about the marriage habits of the village, which challenges class and expensive dowry, and promote solidarity, within the episodes of his famous program (with respect and appreciation), and was destined for this girl to witness the whole of Egypt wedding, and be Hussein Fahmi one of his guests ».