On June 3rd and 4th, 2017, English Department
Students’ Association (EDSA) Universitas Airlangga held an annual event to
celebrate Ramadhan called Ramadhan in Charity with EDSA (RICE). This year, by
inviting several elementary school students from different religions—Islam,
Christianity, and Hinduism, the committee tried to show that people from
different religions absolutely can live together peacefully in harmony in Indonesia. Thus, the topic
for RICE 2k17 is “Faith in Humanity.”
The first agenda was a mini study tour which began at Al-Ikhlash
Mosque in Perak, Surabaya, a lecture about Islam was given to the participants. Next, they were invited to
visit St. Mikael Church to get some knowledge about Catholicism. The last visit was at Agung Jagat
Karana Temple. There, the
students learned about Hinduism. The study tour was under the theme of fasting,
so the participants could recognize that fasting is practiced by each religion
in different forms. This was meant for the participants to appreciate religious
diversity and develop tolerance towards it. By learning about other religions,
the participants were able to understand the meaning of tolerance.
Having iftar together was the last agenda to end the first day of RICE. The next day’s only agenda was Sahur on the Road, in which the committee shared some packages of food for people who were in need along the selected roads. This agenda was meant to spread the blessing of Ramadhan to others. Being a very advantageous event, RICE is expected to be held every year. Let us spread happiness to people around us especially during this sacred month!
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