The story of the new citizens who go home H+4 Lebaran: Waiting for the rations of the children and grandchildren

Jakarta – Many people yearn to celebrate Eid in their hometown. However, hope did not happen to Mayang and her family. Mayang can only return to her hometown today on H+4 Lebaran. Mayang and her husband and children have just gone home today. She said her husband’s new work schedule for a holiday has now lost him to celebrate Idulfitri in his hometown. “The man works at the factory business like that, so he doesn’t follow the holiday schedule. That’s why he follows the shift like that. So wait for the shift holidays and just change his friend returning here. Only he is on vacation,” Mayang said when he met at Kalideres Terminal, West Jakarta, Friday (4/4/2025). Browse to continue with Mayang content do not go home during Eid for two years. This year he went home, but missed the moment of ID prayers in the village. Nevertheless, the opportunity to be able to vacation to his hometown was always grateful. “If you lose the moment, you will definitely lose the moment. Just be grateful for what there is. Alhamdulillah, you can still go home for this year,” Mayang said. Another story comes from Hasimah, 60, who can only go home on H+4 Lebaran because his son just goes home to go home. Hasimah said her child did not allow her mother to go home because he wanted to eid in Jakarta. “Yes, yesterday it was not allowed by children, Eid with grandchildren wants here. What the children say at home, there are many children and grandchildren here, later already, and then go home,” Hasimah said. Hasimah said the Eid atmosphere in her hometown in Lampung did indeed feel more alive than Jakarta. Although it cannot be in town, Hasimah is still grateful that he is with his children and grandchildren in Jakarta Eid. “Yes, it’s just as good as everything, if the atmosphere is perhaps more alive, just here is good with all children and grandchildren,” Hasimah concluded. (YGS/YGS) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here