X-MAS in Saudi Arabia

CHRISTMAS BANQUET To make a good dinner and have a Christmas banquet with Arab food, you have thousands of food options, it can be a dessert, typical food that the Arabs enjoy daily but it is very rich, here we can present different Arab foods and their form to prepare that in this country they will use for their dinner eset 2022 with the Christian inhabitants and the few who begin to celebrate Christmas in this country that little by little is opening up more to traditions from other parts of the world and that receives thousands of tourists Christians per year. To start the day you do it with a traditional breakfast that families taste every day, you can opt for a shakshuka: poached eggs with tomato sauce and onion, it has cayenne, chili and cumin. Shakshuka is easily prepared in a skillet. For lunch you can choose a kabsa: it consists of ingredients that are pressed (cooked) together in a pot. Kabsa, a favorite for lunch, is the Saudi national dish. It can be prepared with several i

EID AL-ADHA We already saw that Muslims and the country of Arabia do not celebrate Christmas. If they are a little more attached to opening their borders and little by little letting people celebrate and their traditions change. But despite this, the religion of Islam has a celebration that would be similar to giving thanks to their God. Called Eid al-Adha or Feast of Sacrifice, this holiday commemorates Abraham's will. Abraham is the father of Ishmael, who is sacrificed as an act of obedience to God, before God intervened and gave him a lamb to sacrifice in his place. The 12th month of the Muslim calendar is celebrated on the tenth day, approximately from July 11 to August 8, although it is not on dates where Christmas is celebrated, it is one of the most important festivals of Islam and represents for them the same as the birth of jesus for christians.  It is characterized by the offering of an animal sacrifice, either a cow or a lamb, as thanksgiving to God for saving the life o

  HOLIDAYS IN ARABIA One of the many changes that this country is presenting with its new leader is the possibility of vacationing here much easier than before, without as many problems as it was a few years ago. This country is one of the best to visit for its natural and archaeological attractions and all its mecca attractions and places of prayer for everyone to visit. The best time to visit is in winter when it is less hot than other dates, and at this time of Christmas it is perfect to visit the country. In the north of Arabia if they get to have a cold that reaches zero degrees in many areas visited by tourists. It does not have Covid restrictions and they do not ask you for any type of test to enter. To apply for a visa, currently in Spanish-speaking countries it can only be obtained in Spain, it costs around 180 dollars and lasts for one year, you can enter the country as many times as you want as long as your stays do not exceed 90 days. You can enter by plane from Barcelona o

ACCEPTING CHRISTMAS Currently today this kingdom, like most of the world, celebrates this festival openly, each time a little more. Today Christmas shopping is present, this speaks of the current tolerance they have and the drastic changes that the country of Saudi Arabia is giving. There are gifts and decorations in many shopping centers, snowmen are seen in the capital apart from a Santa Claus in Al-Khobar, this is thanks to the arrival of many expatriates who come to the kingdom. The government's efforts for an open and moderate Islam is also an important part of why they celebrate Christmas. The growth of electronic commerce has made it easier for Christian homes to have easy and quick access to Christmas decorations to share this tradition with Muslims. Local businesses like cafes and restaurants are transformed with decorations and even offer holiday-themed Christmas drinks. It's gotten to the point where Bateel, a cafe and shop selling organic Saudi dates and luxury gift

  THE DECORATIONS IN ARABIA Currently, with Christmas increasingly accepted in Saudi Arabia, crowded and public places such as squares and clothing stores are opening their doors to Christmas decorations for tourists and Christians living in this country, this is because their new Prince, is a little more open to the celebrations of other countries and is leading his nation to "an open and moderate Islam." These new decorations and changes are happening mainly in the capital of Riyadh. For Muslim residents it is something very rare, something unthinkable and that they saw as impossible to happen in their country, many of the sales of Christmas decorations or even decorating public places was something illegal, it was very hidden but currently, everything has changed, the authorities they are currently ignoring the old laws of islam and today you can find all these new things in the country. Many people smuggled it into the country by buying it in nearby places like Lebanon. A

MASKINA One of the things that can never be missing at a Christmas dinner are desserts, whether sweet or savory, they are an important part of dinners and of what every family prepares for this great festivity. Arabia is not far behind in its increasingly accepted Christmas celebration, this country has thousands of delicious desserts that families can taste, one of them is the "Maskina".  This delicious dessert is made from nuts, one of the main ingredients of a wide variety of Arab desserts. There are different versions, some can be prepared as a cake and others are prepared as a pie. To prepare this dessert you have to do the following: Ingredients:  450 grams of wheat flour,  300 grams of sugar,  500 gr of cream,  400 gr of nuts (hazelnuts, walnuts, almonds, pine nuts), o il. The way of preparation is as follows: In a bowl, place the flour and sugar and stir well, l ater add the cream and mix until obtaining a uniform mass. In a floured mold place the dough and extend it,

CURIOSITIES OF SAUDI ARABIA The country of Saudi Arabia, being on another continent and being ruled by another religion, has thousands of differences with our country, that is why we are going to count some of them here. The name of this monarchy is due to two things: Arabia for the Arabian peninsula and Saudi for the House of Saud, which is the family that rules the country, it is an absolutist family because they do not recognize the division of powers. Despite the standard of living they have, the resources and the luxurious life in this country they continue to use camels as the main means of transportation in the desert due to their resistance to heat, their ease of transportation on the sandy surface and the time they can take. live without drinking water, in this country the camel race is very popular, which gathers thousands of fans, even more than soccer. It is home to Mecca, the holiest city in Islam and the birthplace of the religion's most important prophet: Muhammad. T

ARABIAN LENGUAGE Currently it is a language used in 20 countries, with 300 million speakers worldwide, it is one of the oldest languages ​​and one of the most important of the Islamic faith. On December 18, 1973, the UN recognized the language as the eighth official of the organization.  It is a language made up of 28 letters in its initial alphabet which is called the abjad system, which originates in the second century used by the tribes that occupied the north of the Arabian peninsula. His writing is done from right to left, the opposite of the normal alphabet. All its letters are consonant and for the vowels, marks are simply added to the letters at the bottom and top. Unlike letters, numbers are written from left to right. In the words of its speakers "it is the language that expresses and cultivates the most beautiful thoughts and nobility", for this reason for the Arabs, poets and the eloquent intellect are highly admired. Arabic dialects can be divided into two: Mashr

RAMADAN Despite not having Christmas in the Arab country, Muslims have more important traditions and events similar to Christmas, one of them is Ramadan, such an important event in Islamic culture that represents for its followers the same as for the whole world. world represents christmas. Ramadan begins with the sighting of the first crescent moon of the ninth month of the Arab calendar, although sometimes it is difficult to see it since it only appears for 20 minutes. The Arabs have lunar calculations that indicate where the moon is, when sighting it begins to Ramadan the next day.  This celebration lasts about a month, between April 2 and May 2, here what the Arabs do is leave all bad thoughts, pray, grow spiritually and establish relationships with Allah. Followers have to fast between sunrise and sunset, unless they are pregnant, sick or in a menstrual cycle. At meals Muslims have the opportunity to share among their community and break the fast, they have a pre-dawn breakfast at

  CHRISTMAS MEAL IN SAUDI ARABIA Although we have already seen that Christmas is not celebrated in Saudi Arabia and we also know the reason why, this is not an impediment for people who come to celebrate Christmas in that country to prepare a dinner with typical Arab food. This country has a huge variety of delicious typical dishes that can be a good companion for Christmas and that all attendees enjoy an unforgettable meal. One of the most popular dishes in this region and one of the richest is the "Kabsa", it is a dish based on rice with chicken, in addition to that it has raisins, onion, ginger, raw almonds, tomato, carrot, bay leaves and chopped celery, seasoned with multiple spices such as black pepper, cinnamon, cloves and dried lemon. It is a delicious dish, it reminds me a bit of simply pieces of chicken seasoned with rice, but in this country and in its version it also has a few fruits. What you have to do to prepare the dish is the following: Ingredients • A large c

 WHY IS CRHISTMAS BANNED IN SAUDI ARABIA? There are several reasons why Muslims do not celebrate Christmas, multiple points of view but the most important is that they do not celebrate the life of Jesus, for them Jesus is a prophet and not their God, they simply study the prophets, follow them and adopt their forms but they are not important enough to follow their traditions, to celebrate your birthdays or important dates. In his holy book "The Qur'an," it is said that the dates on which Jesus came into the world are uncertain. (Christians believe it was in winter and that is why they celebrate his birth on December 25) But for Muslims the thing is totally different, in the scriptures it is said that at the time of the birth of Jesus the fruit known as "Datil" could be eaten, this fruit in the region of Palestine only occurs in the spring season. Another thing that makes the birth of Jesus uncertain is that in the Muslim holy book it is said that in those days m

In the country of Saudi Arabia, (located in Western Asia) Christmas is completely prohibited, this is due to the religion they practice, (Muslim), they in their country are forbidden to celebrate this holiday openly although they can do it in some way "hidden", many inhabitants of this country who are foreigners come to celebrate it so that they do not realize and thus be able to take their festivity to a country that does not have this tradition. Although they do not celebrate Christmas, Muslims have a lot of respect for this time and Christian traditions, in small towns where there are Christian communities they come to put ornaments, to celebrate a little more and if you have a friend who is Christian you can go to spend time with his family, to celebrate and to live a little of thisParty with its limitations imposed by Islam but it is a great opportunity to open your beliefs and try new things. The Arabs do not have a date equivalent to Christmas, they do not have a date