Affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, Ayu Ting Ting has to perform Eid al-Adha prayer at home and cancel the Umrah pilgrimage

Kapanlagi.com - This year's Eid al-Adha is certainly different from previous years as it is held amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. If in previous years the Eid al-Adha prayer was held in a mosque or an open field, this time it is mostly held at home.

That is also felt by dangdut singer Ayu Ting Ting who performed the Eid al-Adha prayer at home with her extended family. Ayu Ting Ting admitted to being worried about the spread of the coronavirus if she forced herself to perform the Eid al-Adha prayer in the mosque.

"Let's pray (Eid al-Adha). But not in the mosque. We'll do it at home, following the government's recommendation to perform it individually," said Ayu Ting Ting when visited at her home in Depok, West Java, on Friday morning, July 31st.

1. Cancel Umrah

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Not only performing Eid al-Adha prayer at home, because of the ongoing pandemic, Ayu and her family also canceled their Umrah pilgrimage. Even though she had planned it long before the pandemic hit.

"I was supposed to leave for Umrah in June. It was my father's birthday, we were supposed to perform Umrah together with my mother's siblings, we had planned it before this COVID. So when COVID happened, everything was canceled," she said.

2. Hoping to Visit the Holy Land

In addition, even though the plan failed to materialize, the singer of Geboy Mujair said she still hopes to visit the holy land next year with her extended family.

"Well, it's okay, considering the current situation. Insha Allah, hopefully next year," she concluded.

(kpl/irf/frs)