Fasting of the Top ten
The calm was not the same in the Al-Basatin suburb (Muhammadiyah 5), located in the northern corner of Jeddah. More than 72 children were roaming the homes of their neighborhood to celebrate their first ten days of Ramadan, which, according to the initiators of the initiative, encouraged children to fast and instill educational value. The Women’s Neighborhood Committee, which was formed 8 years ago, specifically elaborated this idea, as its president, Dr. Ibtihaj Salih Gharib says to “Al Watan”, adding that the idea came from one of the members, to be institutionalized after that, and arranging for it with this great vitality that we saw on the adult life before The kids, in order to achieve more cohesion among the people of the neighborhood.
But the remarkable thing is the chanting of children in a big enthusiastic way, they visit the homes of Abiata from the famous folk song "Sidi Shaheen", and it is one of the customs that children perform in the Hijaz, but it is considered one of the heritage of the people of Medina, which is usually in the first half of Shaaban (15) each year.
Historical sources indicate that the celebration brings joy to the arrival of the holy month of Ramadan, and a clip, popcorn, and some other sweets are distributed, as the markets are crowded with buyers, and the people of each neighborhood meet separately, led by a person who is like a leader or official, and they visit the neighborhood house by hitting the doors while they are They chant the "Sidi Shaheen" song, and express solidarity and joy among the people of the one lane, simplicity and familiarity.
The children of “Al-Basateen Suburb” were moving from one residence to another while chanting verses: “Sir Sahin, Sharbit, breach of brothel, O people of the house.
As for the answer, I do not repent, and we do not break this door
Siti happiness is the habit
My lord Said Hat Eid
Either a clip and no popcorn
And no bride of Roshan
Flask, flask, Sit el-Ghandourah.
The head of the women’s committee in the neighborhood indicated about this by saying: “The time was not appropriate for many circumstances to do so, so the urban Hijazi heritage was merged, with the people of the neighborhood celebrating the fasting of their children during the first ten days of the holy month of Ramadan, as an educational vision, and to promote belonging to the neighborhood.”
The women''s committee in the neighborhood was formed with the aim of communicating among the residents, and it includes 20 women in its membership, and it performs recreational, educational and social activities among the residents of the neighborhood, and communicates with more than 200 houses, by dividing them into communication groups, and WhatsApp is the most interactive medium between them, and they support Their activities are self-fulfilling.
