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Gambia's Koriteh Prayers &
Festival - Eid-Ul-Fitr |
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Koriteh Day - Eid Ul Fitr
Date to be held: September 20, 2009
This is a significant religious celebration which starts with a day of prayer
and marks the official end of
Ramadan. It means basically a
feast of relief which is held on the night after Ramadan on the 9th
month of the Muslim calendar.
On Koriteh morning
Gambian men wearing their newest Kaftans & women wearing the latest
Grand Mbubas go for a short prayer to their local mosques and listen
to a quick sermon in the
morning around 10 a.m. Giving alms is expected so you will often find
physically challenged people outside mosques. After the Koriteh prayer
people would visit friends and family and ask for forgiveness for
their sins against them and pray for peace, good health and luck for
the country's for the coming year. It is also common around this time
to see specially placed ads in newspapers wishing the president good
health and best wishes.
Children may also come knocking on
your door asking for "Salibo" (money or sweets) which is
similar to what children do in the West on Halloween. Then follows
day-time and evening
celebrations which can take on many forms including
night clubbing!
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