Sayyed Al-Sadr: 12 proposals to replace unhealthy gatherings

INA - BAGHDAD

The leader of the Sadrist movement Sayyed Muqtada al-Sadr, presented 12 alternative proposals for unhealthy, illegal and out of social gatherings during the celebration of the New Year.

Al-Sadr suggested that the alternative be as the following:

 1- Giving to the poor.

 2- Visiting and socializing with family, friends, relatives and clan.

 3- Visiting patients, especially those with malignant and permanent diseases.

 4- Distribute gifts to whomever you like.

 5- Holding banquets or pioneering restaurants, each according to his economic status.

 6- Holding a celebration as a symposium or conference, provided that health conditions are met.

 7- Present a congratulatory card to whom you wish.

 8- Holding sports or cultural competitions.

 9- Travel or tourism, aborad or inside the country, as possible.

 10- Decorating shops, homes, and streets, as well as using safe firecrackers without throwing firearms.

 11- Raising the national anthem or other national anthems without disturbing others.

 12- Holding a photo exhibition, poetry seminars, or alike.