Despite Corona ... Thus Egyptians kept exchanging breakfast invitations

Abdul Rahman Mohammed - Al Jazeera Net

Despite the double effort and the lack of help in preparing a Iftar meal, several families suffice because of what the conditions have become in light of the spread of the Corona virus, this was dissipated with expressions of gratitude and praise that continued to be heard, after the light rakahs performed by her husband Hajj Abu Abu Yasser in the first days of Ramadan .

Umm Yasir, 55, evokes a charged atmosphere during the last nights of Shaaban, and her insistence on a family habit that lasted for years, which is to take charge of preparing the Iftar for the first day of Ramadan for her three children and their small families, whose home was witnessing the celebration of that occasion in the past years.

However, Ramadan came this year in the light of a social divergence that became necessary and necessary, and there was no longer any room to maintain this delightful habit, but Umm Yasir did not accept that the mother family lose that bond, and she insisted, despite the "compassionate objection", to prepare for her own breakfasts And send her to her three children in their homes.

Umm Yasir made sure that the Iftar items are not less than what they were in previous years, and they were not discouraged by that alone in preparation and the deterioration of economic conditions, so the impact of the first day's breakfast on their family spans months, and a happy memory continues to be attended from time to time, until the next Ramadan approaches.

Family commitment

For two years, the two brothers, the happiest and the oldest, used to have breakfast at the first day of Ramadan - along with most days of the month - in the house of their older married brother, after the conditions were separated between them and their parents, who live in one of the Gulf states, but the matter differed this year.

During the past two years, the older brother was committed through this breakfast to preserving the intimacy of the family relationship in the absence of the parents, as he was keen to lift the burden of his unmarried brothers the trouble of preparing food for themselves during the holy month.

As conditions change this year, there is no longer any room to maintain the first goal, but it remains to meet the needs of his brothers by sending breakfasts in the same period that he used during the past years. 

Perhaps the fate of the conditions was closer to a happier passion, despite his delight in the family atmosphere that was present during the breakfasts of the past two years, the wasted time (in his estimation) during those "moments" or intentions, negatively affects other priorities that are present this year with his association with homework he joined Finally done.

The spirit of determination!

While the members of the previous two models were keen to limit the impact on the imposed "social divergence" and keep the remaining details, foremost of which is the commitment of the owner of the determination to prepare breakfast, others contented themselves with evoking the spirit of the matter, by recording the scene of the first day breakfast and food items, with pictures and videos and exchanging them. .

Meanwhile, the opinion of Hajj Jaber Radwan, one of the major merchants, settled in a village in Beni Suef Governorate, south of Cairo, after consulting some of his village minors who used to prepare for them a breakfast feast on the second day of Ramadan, provided that he sent to them the components of the breakfast meal in all its details, while they were sponsoring Prepare them for themselves, after they refuse to accept their price in cash.

The matter did not stop when keenness to find alternatives to Ramadan banquets and banquets, as a number of the perpetrators of the tables of the Rahman, did not give in their turn as well to prohibit and prevent gatherings, which prevents the establishment of their tables, so they worked to overcome this, by preparing ready meals and distributing them to those wishing, in the same places they used to He set up their tables in them.

Positive situation

The social researcher, Safaa Salah Al-Din, saw in this concern a positive case, reflecting the insistence of its owners not to cut social ties, and adhering to a Ramadan value that strengthens and supports relations, all despite the exceptional circumstances.

The social researcher pointed out in her interview with Al-Jazeera Net that these various models for sharing breakfast meals indicate that the main goal of their owners is to "strengthen ties and interdependence", unlike what was prevalent among some, that its motive was to search for prestige and show extravagance.

She noted that the appreciation of health warnings and giving them the necessary consideration, while insisting on maintaining Ramadan customs, stems from healthy concepts and practical perceptions of the current crisis, and not to give in to perceptions of entitlement to divine anger, and passive surrender to the atmosphere of fear and fear spread among some.

And she saw that the "Corona's ordeal", which was accompanied by many negative effects on human life, had a positive impact on the social situation of broad sectors of Egyptians, strengthened in Ramadan through these manifestations, and others such as the meeting of family members on breakfast and prayer, and deeper communication between them.