In this past week, we celebrated the days of Ashura in the premises of our MKD association. We organize gatherings outside the time window according to the Islamic calendar, as recently day of Ashura falls during the summer, when it is very hot and most of our friends are at the seaside or on vacation elsewhere. Therefore, we meet in the autumn months, when we begin a new season of the association’s activities.
We celebrate Ashura with Noah’s pudding in the association in the spirit of interfaith dialogue with the friends and neighbors of our volunteers. The latter prepare a traditional dessert, which is considered one of the oldest and most popular desserts in the world. We call it Ashura or Noah’s pudding.
We gathered in the evenings between September 8 and 13. We presented the significance of the Ashura holiday to our guests and described the process of preparing the dessert of the same name.
This holiday has roots in all three Abrahamic religions: Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. In Islamic tradition, it marks the 10th day of the first Islamic month of Muharram, when Moses parted the Red Sea for the safe passage of his people. The word ashura comes from the Arabic language for the number 10. At the events, we learned among other things that the dessert also has a symbolic 10 ingredients in Turkish tradition.
We thank our volunteers for preparing the pudding and helping to organize the Ashura days. Our gratitude also goes out to all the guests who responded to our invitation and contributed to the pleasant atmosphere at our table of MKD.
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