{"id":34790,"date":"2014-07-26T16:02:14","date_gmt":"2014-07-26T16:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=34790"},"modified":"2014-07-26T16:02:14","modified_gmt":"2014-07-26T16:02:14","slug":"wearing-pampers-and-pads-for-eid-ul-fitr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=34790","title":{"rendered":"Wearing \u2018pampers and pads\u2019 for Eid-ul-Fitr"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Last year, Indomie reigned supreme but this year, there is a fierce competition between \u2018WhatsApp\u2019 and \u2018Facebook\u2019 to celebrate Ramadan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On the fringes of that fierce competition, \u2018Enter the net\u2019; \u2018Pampers\u2019; \u2018Envelop\u2019; \u2018Tablet\u2019 and \u2018Pad\u2019 are also making inroads.<\/p>\n

These are names given to special lace fabrics that are in vogue for the celebration of Ramadan, as Muslim ladies maintain traditions on the Islamic calendar with the adornment of special lace fabrics.<\/p>\n

The names given to the lace fabrics normally stem from anything popular during the course of the year, and so when Indomie was chosen last year, it was not surprising because the food was very popular within Muslim communities.<\/p>\n

Essence of names<\/p>\n

\u2018WhatsApp\u2019 is a mobile phone application that has caught up so well with the youth in recent times and so naming a lace fabric after that application is quite understandable.<\/p>\n

Like \u2018WhatsApp\u2019, \u2018Facebook\u2019 is also a popular technology on social media that has intrigued the youth in recent times, and so branding a lace fabric for it may be justifiable.<\/p>\n

\u2018Tablet\u2019 is also a technology in vogue among the youth in recent times, thus making it fitting enough as a brand of a lace fabric for the celebration of Ramadan.<\/p>\n

\u2018Enter the net\u2019 is a popular dance hall song that has enlivened social events in Muslim communities in the course of the year, and so it is appropriate for the Ramadan fashion makers to give it a thought.<\/p>\n

However, it is difficult to decipher the basis or origin of the fabric brand \u2018Envelop\u2019, but what may be more intriguing to many people is the lace brands \u2018Pampers\u2019 and \u2018Pad\u2019.<\/p>\n

The recent hullabaloo about the government\u2019s decision to distribute sanitary pads to girls in senior high schools (SHSs) could not have been overlooked by the fashion makers in the naming of lace fabrics to celebrate Ramadan.<\/p>\n

How names are selected<\/strong><\/p>\n

Asked how the names are selected for the lace fabrics, Mr Anwar Mubarak, a fashion designer located at Maamobi, said they were usually based on a controversial issue or item that had made headlines within a particular year.<\/p>\n

He said with respect to the \u2018Indomie\u2019 lace last year, \u201cIt was because of the lucrative business that the product had created in that year; all of a sudden in every corner in Nima or Maamobi, there was an Indomie seller\u201d.<\/p>\n

He also recalled that some years back, the \u201cHummer Lace\u201d emerged because Hummer had then been released and some rich people bought the vehicle and drove them around.<\/p>\n

Asked why this year\u2019s materials have different names, Mr Mubarak said it might be due to the different variety of items that had found their way into the lives of people.<\/p>\n

For instance, he said, \u201cEnter the net\u201d was one of the hit songs of popular dance hall artiste, Shatta Wale, who resided in Nima.<\/p>\n

Patronage<\/strong><\/p>\n

With the current economic challenges in the country, one might think that patronage of these fabrics would be low.<\/p>\n

However, just like any product in vogue, patronage of the new range of lace fabrics has been good, as some shops reported of shortage of the fabrics in stock.<\/p>\n

With prices ranging from Gh\u00a2250 to Gh\u00a2300, both the \u2018WhatsApp\u2019 and \u2018Facebook\u2019 lace fabrics are currently out of stock as a visit by the\u00a0Daily Graphic<\/em>\u00a0indicated.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy sister, the laces are hard to find on the market now. But there are other brands that you can go for if you want to buy,\u201d Hajia Samira Gambo said.<\/p>\n

At the Redeemer Clothing store located at Makola in Accra, Madam Janet Yeboah, who has been dealing in lace fabrics for more than 20 years, said she was surprised at the high patronage of the fabrics.<\/p>\n

\u201cNew lace fabrics come in vogue every year but for this year, the \u2018WhatsApp\u2019 and the \u2018Facebook\u2019 have been well patronised such that they are now out of stock,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She said the lace fabrics imported from Nigeria were in high demand this year, saying, \u201cEvery customer that walks in wants either \u2018Facebook\u2019 or a \u2018WhatsApp\u2019 lace\u201d.<\/p>\n

Reason for patronage<\/strong><\/p>\n

For 23-year-old Samira Mubarak, a student, Ramadan comes once a year and so there was the need for her to celebrate it to the fullest.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy sister, it is Eid- Ul Fitr that we are talking about. It comes once in a year and I need to thank Allah with all my body and soul.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it means spending Gh\u00a21,000 to buy a lace to thank Allah for how far he has brought me, why not?\u201d she asked with a smile.<\/p>\n

Another lady, Rabi Alhassan , said she had spent almost Gh\u00a21,500 on goods to celebrate the end of Ramadan.<\/p>\n

Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated on the first day of Shaw\u2019waal, which marks the end of Ramadan.<\/p>\n

On this day, Muslims are joyous for the health, strength and opportunities that Allah has given to them to fulfil their obligation of fasting and do other good deeds during the blessed month of Ramadan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Source: Graphic Online<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last year, Indomie reigned supreme but this year, there is a fierce competition between \u2018WhatsApp\u2019 and \u2018Facebook\u2019 to celebrate Ramadan. On the fringes of that fierce competition, \u2018Enter the net\u2019; \u2018Pampers\u2019; \u2018Envelop\u2019; \u2018Tablet\u2019 and \u2018Pad\u2019 are also making inroads. These are names given to special lace fabrics that are in vogue for the celebration of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":34791,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-34790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-wassa-akropong"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34790"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34790\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/34791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}