Harbin is a term in the dialect as it is spoken in my country. At first it may sound like in the words swingbin or Zozibinzi, the former being a dustbin or trashcan and the later Miss Universe South Africa. Happiness fish pie is selling in the Muea Market to keep the marketers happy and excited as they are going on with their marketing. “Habin Christ men” is what the people of Nkwen say during the festive season; we all celebrate humanity one who propitiates and atones
for the human race. Christianity is the world’s biggest religion, with about 2.1 billion followers worldwide. It is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ who lived in the Holy Land 2,000 years ago. Christianity is Abrahamic monotheistic religious group based on the teachings of Jesus. The Bible teaches that because we are sinners by nature and by choice, we have a broken relationship with our Creator.
Eid al-Adha is the Islamic holiday that comes up in this month of July; Bakra Eid 2021 is expected to be celebrated on Tuesday July 20. The feast of sacrifice, celebrates Ibrahim’s (Abraham’s) willingness to sacrifice his son for God, Muslims acknowledge his devotion annually. My housemate in the UNIBU days Rekiatu told me that there two main holidays in Islam but while both are called ‘eid’ there is a huge difference in the reason for their celebrations as well as the nature of festivities. The current upcoming festival is to show love and devotion to Allah yet another aspect of Eid al Adha is that it also marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia a journey all Muslims must undertake so that their sins are washed away, she said her mother had gone there. The other is a celebration to mark the end of Ramadan the holy month of fasting; a feast with much more fanfare as families come together to break their fast with a huge feast, characterized by wearing new clothes and having something sweet.
The religion of Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as prophet of Allah. In the Muslim world; the word Islam is Arabic meaning submission thus the faith ‘As lama’ depicts ‘submit to God”. The people make use the Quran- as a reference and guide to worship Allah. When you come of age you go to Mecca to fulfill a religious tradition to mark your maturity. Every Friday they all come together for their regular congregational prayer. It is the world’s second-largest religion with over 1.8 billion followers or 24% of the world’s population.
