Assalamu'alaikum.wr.wb..

Aceh is one of the provinces located on the western tip of the island of Sumatra and directly faces the northern Sumatra province..

The province with a majority Muslim population this has different customs from northern Sumatra, including the tradition of welcoming the birthday of the prophet Muhammad. Moreover, North Sumatra is one of the provinces inhabited by various tribes, especially the Batak and Javanese, of course the Batak and Javanese traditions have differences with the Aceh tradition in general.

The birth of the prophet Muhammad is a celebration that is celebrated by all Muslims to commemorate the noblest human birth that brings peace to all humanity on the face of the earth.

However, many things are different from one region with another in welcoming maulid day in accordance with the traditions of each region, but basically their goals remain the same.that is to commemorate the most sacred man who has transformed humanity from the dark time of jahiliyyah into humanity of noble character..

Acehnese people usually welcome maulid by reading dhikr, reading barzanji, praying to the prophet, etc. But the majority of residents in northern Sumatra welcomed him by carrying out religious lectures and religious services at the mosque...

Another difference with maulid in Aceh is that the residents of northern sumatra did not hold a banquet to the guests who attended the mosque as was the case in Aceh during the maulid ...

If in Aceh we as guests will be served a variety of very delicious foods, especially meat and so on, even in every house of residents we will be able to enjoy festivity. But this is not the case in this Batak land area, they welcomed maulid by not holding festivals like in Aceh, but they only ordered cake boxes to give to guests who attended the Mosque ...

There is no cuisine that we can feel when attending a maulid here, not like in Aceh that can make us full without mercy ...😊.

#This is the maulid atmosphere in a Mosque in area northern Sumatra, precisely in the "Bukit Lawang" area, Bahorok sub-district, Langkat district.

Thank you.