Give Thanks to Heavenly Lord for a New House: A Brilliant Religious Culture

Give Thanks to Heavenly LORD for a New House: A Brilliant Religious Culture

By Prof. Hendry Izaac Elim, Ph.D

Indonesia simple physicist

Pattimura university

In celebrating a great achievement of a family who owns a new home, Asian people are commondly involved prayer in advance before entering it. A series of steps during the celebration process will be carried out to fulfil the embedded families. In general, the typical culture, certain style of process and family gathering are the priority to be involved.

This short educated story is about a religious culture of harmony in diversities of many different faiths.

(Sumber pribadi/ original self-source ) The oldest Buddish temple in Johor Bahru)

(self-taken photo/ sumber pribadi) The front part of Buddish temple in Johor Bahru.

The celebration steps of such prayer for owning a new apartment (condominium) are described in the attached video. In order to show the great happiness of family members who are celebrating it, the depicted picture is presented.

In the edited video from at least the 3 short combined brief videos, one tried to make the simple guide about the process of religious culture in harmony through Christian prayer as the opening following by Buddish prayer of the owner in the end.

This marvelous video was made in Johor Bahru, a nice developed city of Malaysia located in Singapore border. The expressions of every families member were full of smiles, joy and happiness.

(Self-photo) Chinese Catholic Church of Heavenly Lord in Johor Bahru.

In normal life, Johor Bahru city has the main part of the city with few different temples of Guwarate (Shikh believers), Hindu India temple, Muslim mosque, and Buddish oldest temple are at the same area living peacefully among different faiths in harmony and diversities. In addition, not far from the location, there is Chinese Catholic church of Heavenly LORD.

(Self-photo) The background of Hindu Indian Temple in Johor Bahru.

Such interesting life among various religious believers has made this article is excited to be presented. As a matter of fact, the writer would like to share this nice article so that  it may give a wide insight and good impacts among people to respect  another people just the way they are, as well as to love whole-heartedly one another. 

During our unusual dinner with so much delicious foods after the afternoon prayers for prosperous and lucky new condominium, part of this article was writen, and then finished at the brand new house.

(Self-photo) A nice dinner of the celebration of new home.

The good process is actually requiring the correct guidances. For example: a peaceful way can easily create eternal life possibility, and it depends on your heart.

Finally, the last transformation of a new house celebration after the dinner was the "pasar malam" trip with so many attractions including the selling of ordinary people things, local foods and beverages, artists singing performance, and so forth. 

(self-picture/ sumber pribadi) the situation of Johor Bahru' s pasar malam in the end of year 2023.

In conclusion, prayer with holy water as well as a typical ancient ritual implementation must be conducted before staying in a new house. The great joy activities following the actions are like a nice dinner gathering and certain amusement such as walking around in "pasar malam". May this work open the wide intelligent-thought and broad cultural diversities in harmony especially for those who want to have a party of their new home.