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Jordan Experience
organizes trips
primarily to Jordan.
Next to that we can also
organize overland trips
to Jordan's neighbouring
countries in the
Middle-East. We have
extended knowledge of
the region. We know our
way around Jordan from
our own experience for
years on end. As a
result Jordan Experience
can compose nearly every
program possible,
meeting the customers'
individual needs and
wishes. Travelling to
Jordan with Jordan
Experience will give
travellers an
opportunity to see the
real colourful Jordan.
We take pride in making
every trip we organize a
unique experience for
our clients. We stand
for offering a travel
experience beyond
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JORDAN IN DEPTH |
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CULTURE AND RELIGION
Muslims. The holy book of Islam is the
Qur'an and Friday is its holy day. Every
day Muslims are called to prayer from
minarets and mosques five times.
Muslims regard Christians and Jews with
respect and consider them fellow people
of the Book. They regard Jesus as one of
the prophets of Allah. The last prophet
was Muhammad and it was to him that
Allah dictated the Qur'an.
Islamic holidays
The Hijra calendar is based on the lunar
cycle and is 11 days shorter than the
Gregorian calender. Therefore each year
Islamic holidays fall approximately 11
days earlier than in the previous year.
The precise dates are known only shortly
before they fall since they depend on
the sighting of the moon.
- Eid al-Fitr (the little feast):
a three-day celebration that marks
the end of Ramadan, the month of
fasting.
- Eid al-Adha (the big feast): a
four-day celebration at the end of
the days of the Hajj season, the
pilgrimage to Mecca. It commemorates
the Prophet Ibrahim's offering of
Isma'il for sacrifice. Families who
can afford to slaughter a lamb share
the meat with poorer Muslims.
- Hijra New Year: Islamic New
Year.
- Moulid an-Nabi: the birthday of
the Prophet Muhammad.
- Eid al-Isra waal Mi'raj: the
feast that celebrates the noctural
visit of the Prophet Muhammad to
heaven.
Ramadan
During Ramadan everyone fasts between
sunrise and sunset to conform to the
fourth pillar of Islam. If you are in
Jordan at this time, be sensitive to the
fact that most of the people around you
are very hungry.
Ramadan ends with a huge feast, Eid al-Fitr,
where everyone prays together, visits
friends, gives presents and prepares
large meals.
During Ramadan smoking, eating and
drinking in public is prohibited during
the hours of daylight and alcohol is not
sold, except to non-Muslims in the
larger hotels.
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