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1 | Is Christmas Really Banned in Brunei? | Voarara ao Brunei tokoa ve ny krismasy? |
2 | A propaganda mural showing off the many skills and talents of the Sultan of Brunei. | Propagandy an-drindrina mampidera ny fahaizana sy talenta maro ananan'ny Soltànan'i Brunei. |
3 | Image and caption from the Flickr page of watchsmart (CC License) | Sary avy amin'ny pejy Flickr an'i watchsmart (CC License) |
4 | News reports across the world carried a story about Brunei banning Christmas celebrations this year. | Voatatitra am-baovao manerantany ny fandraràn'ny fitondram-panjakan'i Brunei ny krismasy tamin'ity taona ity. |
5 | Are these reports accurate? | Marina ve ireny tatitra ireny? |
6 | Well, yes and no. | Izany hoe, eny sy tsia. |
7 | First, it's an old issue. | Voalohany, raharaha efa ela izany. |
8 | Last year, Brunei became the first nation in East Asia to implement Sharia, or Islamic law, at a national level. | Tamin'ny herintaona i Brunei no firenena voalohany ao Azia Atsinanana nametraka ny Sharia, na ny lalàna Islamika, eo amin'ny sehatra nasionaly. |
9 | To comply with the law, the country's Ministry of Religious Affairs issued a directive regulating the public celebration of Christmas. | Ho fanarahana ny lalàna, dia namoaka tondro arahina amin'ny fomba fanatanterahana ny krismasy ampahibemaso ny minisiteran'ny raharaham-pivavahana. |
10 | While people outside Brunei may be shocked to learn from the news that Christmas is ‘banned' in the country, but for many Brunei netizens, the real surprise was the delayed reaction of Western media. | Raha mety ho tafintohina amin'ny fandrenesam-baovao ‘fandrarana' ny krismasy ao amin'ny firenena ny olona ivelan'i Brunei, saingy ho an'ny ankamaroan'ny mpiserasera ao Brunei, ny tena mahagaga dia ny fahataran'ny fanehoan-kevitry ny fampitam-baovao tandrefana. |
11 | Why is the supposed Christmas ‘ban' only reaching Western media now? #hypedup | Fa maninona no izao vao mahatratra ny fampitam-baovao tandrefana ny lazaina ho ‘fandrarana' ny krismasy? |
12 | - Shiobhan Low (@shiobhanl) December 23, 2015 if brunei has ‘banned' christmas, then why is it still a national holiday? | Raha ‘nandrara' ny krismasy i Brunei, dia nahoana no mbola fety manerana ny firenena izy io? |
13 | - Faiq Airudin (@FaiqAirudin) December 22, 2015 | Miozolomana no maro an'isa ao Brunei. |
14 | Brunei has a Muslim-majority population. | |
15 | It is a small nation ruled by a sultan who wields absolute political power. | Firenena kely anjakàn'ny ‘sultan' iray mitazona tanteraka sy manontolo ny fahefana ara-politika. |
16 | The second issue to clarify is that Brunei did not enforce a total ban of Christmas festivities. | Ny olana faharoa mila azavaina dia tsy mampihatra fandrarana manontolo ny fetin'ny krismasy i Brunei. |
17 | Non-Muslim residents and visitors can still celebrate Christmas in their homes, communities, and places of worship. | Mbola afa-mankalaza ny krismasy any an-tranony, ao amin'ny fikambanana ary ny toeram-pivavahana ireo tsy miozolomana sy ny vahiny. |
18 | This is emphasized in the press statement of the Ministry of Religious Affairs issued last year: | Mivohitra ao amin'ny fanambarana an-gazety nataon'ny Minisiteran'ny raharaham-pivavahana nivoaka tamin'ny herintaona izany: |
19 | …believers of other religions that live under the rule of an Islamic country - according to Islam - may practice their religion or celebrate their religious festivities among their community, with the condition that the celebrations are not disclosed or displayed publicly to Muslims. | … ny mpino avy amin'ny fivavahana hafa izay miaina eo ambany fahefan'ny firenena islamika dia afa-manatontosa ny fivavahany na mankalaza ny fetim-pivavahany miaraka amin'ny fikambanana misy azy, fa arahan'ny fepetra fa tsy aseho na atao ho hitan'ny miozolomana ampahibemaso izany. |
20 | The measures taken by the Religious Enforcement Division of the Syariah Affairs Department does not ban Christians from celebrating Christmas at their places of worship, within their community and in their homes. | Ny fepetra raisin'ny sampan-draharahan'ny raharaha Syariah mpampihatra ny raharaham-pivavahana dia tsy mandrara ny kristianina hankalaza ny krismasy any amin'ny toeram-pivavahany, ao amin'ny fikambanan-dry zareo ary any an-tranony. |
21 | But if headlines about the Christmas ban are misleading or outdated, the same cannot be said about the coverage of certain aspects of the religious regulation. | Saingy efa diso lalana na lany andro ny lohateny miresaka fandrarana ny krismasy, tsy afa-miteny na inona na inona amin'ny singa sasany amin'ny fitsipika ara-pivavahana izy io. |
22 | For example, the directive does criminalize the wearing of clothes that resemble Santa Claus: | Ohatra, ny torolalana dia tsy manameloka ny fiakanjoana fitafiana mitovy amin'ny dadabe noely : |
23 | …in conjunction with Christmas celebrations, Muslim children, teenagers and adults can be seen wearing hats or clothes that resemble Santa Claus. | … mifanojoa amin'ny fankalazana ny krismasy dia afa-mitafy satroka na akanjo mitovy amin'ny dadabe noely ny ankizy sy ny tanora miozolomana. |
24 | Actions such as these can amount to an offence under Section 207 (1) of the Syariah Penal Code Order, 2013. | Ny fihetsika tahaka izany dia mety hanitsakitsaka ny fizarana faha-207 amin'ny Laànan'ny Misahana ny Heloka Bevava amin'ny Syariah, 2013. |
25 | A person can end up in jail up to five years if found guilty of violating this law. | Mety hiafara any am-ponja hatramin'ny dimy taona ny olona iray tratra manitsakitsaka io lalàna io. |
26 | Early this month, some imams, or Muslim clerics, reiterated the warning that celebrating Christmas can undermine Islam: | Tamin'ny fanombohan'ity volana ity ny imam na ny miozolomana mpitondra fivavahana sasany, nanitrikitrika ny fampitandremana fa mety hanimba ny Islam ny fankalazana ny Krismasy : |
27 | During Christmas celebrations, Muslims following that religion's acts - such as using their religious symbols like cross, lighting candles, making Christmas trees and singing religious songs, sending Christmas greetings, using signs praising the religion, putting up decorations or creating sounds and doing anything that amounts to respecting their religion - are against Islamic faith. | Mandritra ny fankalazana ny krismasy, ny miozolomana manaraka ny fihetsika ara-pivavahana - toy ny fampiasana ireo marika ara-pivavahan'izy ireo tahaka ny hazo fijaliana, manao hazo krismasy sy ny fihirana ny hiram-pivavahana, ny fandefasana fiarahabana krismasy, ny fandefasana marika midera ny fivavahana, ny fametrahana temitra na famoronana feo na ny fanaovan-javatra izay mankany amin'ny fanajana ny fivavahan-dry zareo - dia manohitra ny finoana islamika. |
28 | News about Brunei banning Christmas inspired many netizens around the world to express solidarity through the hashtag #MyTreedom. The directive also bans the placing of Christmas trees in public places. | Ny vaovaon'ny fandrarana krismasy ao Brunei dia nampisy aingam-panahy avy amin'ny mpiserasera maro manerana izao tontolo izao haneho firaisankina amin'ny alalan'ny diezy #MyTreedom. |
29 | Remember when the Sultan of Brunei banned public celebrations of Christmas? | Ny torolalana ihany koa dia mandrara ny fametrahana hazo krismasy amin'ny toeram-bahoaka. |
30 | #MerryChristmas #Brunei #MyTreedom pic.twitter.com/c7AFaxJGce | Nahatsiaro ny fandraran'ny Sultanan'i Brunei ampahibemaso ny fankalazana ny krismasy? |
31 | - MyTreedom (@mytreedom) December 20, 2015 Brunei's decision to adopt and strictly enforce the Sharia law last year worried several human rights groups since the law features stoning to death for adultery, cutting of limbs for theft, and flogging for violations such as abortion, alcohol consumption, and homosexuality. | Nampanahy ireo vondrona maro mpandala ny zon'olombelona ny fanapahan-kevitr'i Brunei handray sy hampihatra manontolo ny fampihana ny lalàna Sharia tamin'ny herintaona, izay manasongadina ny fitoraham-bato ho faty noho ny fijangajangana, fanapahan-drantsana noho ny halatra, ary ny fikapohana (an-karavasy) amin'ny fandikan-dalàna tahaka ny fanalàna zaza, fisotroana toaka ary ny fiarahan'ny olona mitovy taovam-pananahana. |
32 | Responding to criticisms, Brunei's Attorney General Datin Hjh Hayati urged the international community to study the positive features of the law: | Tamin'ny famaliana ny tsikera dia nandrisika ny firaisamonina iraisampirenena i Datin Hjh Hayati Lehiben'ny Fampanoavan'i Brunei handalina ny lafy tsarany misongadina ao amin'ny lalàna: |
33 | Instead of focusing on the punishment, we should focus on the evidential process which is extremely difficult and stringent under the syariah criminal law. | Raha ilaozana mifantoka amin'ny fanasaziana dia tokony hifantoka amin'ny paika miharihary izay sarotra dia sarotra sy henjana ao amin'ny lalàna misahana ny heloka bevava amin'ny syarih isika. |
34 | The punishment acts as a tool and is not the aim of the Syariah criminal law. | Ny fanasaziana dia fitaovana fa tsy tanjoa ao amin'ny lalànan-keloka bevava ao amin'ny Syariah. |
35 | In summary, kids both naughty and nice can continue to celebrate Christmas in Brunei, but they better make sure that their Christmas carols, Christmas cards, and Christmas trees are not seen publicly. | Fehiny, na ny ankizy maditra na ny ankizy hendry dia afa-manohy mankalaza krismasy ao Brunei, saingy tokony hanamarina tsara ry zareo fa tsy tokony ho hita ampahibemaso ny kira krismasy, karatra krismasy ary ny hazo krismasy. |