Hi,
It has been a while. Thanks to the refreshing Eid holiday I am back. (uhmm let's pretend someone will read this).
I am sure most people know about Christmas at least from movies. So I
thought to give you a glimpse about Eid.
Eid might be the Islamic
equivalent for Christmas. Basically lots of family gathering an visit
exchanges. It can get crazy. Hardly an hour pass without the door ringing. People usually stay for few minutes for the
"Eid greetings" and then go ahead
rotating between acquaintance .
My favorite part is food. There is plenty of it. I think the sweet I ate
in the 3 days of Eid holiday is more
than what I ate the whole year. Yummy
Also, there is a special prayer in the Eid morning. Then there is a
ritual of sloughing a sheep ,usually, as memorial for prophet Abraham
sacrifices. At least 1/3 ( I think) of the meat should be presented to the
poor. The rest can be used for barbecues/other dishes and shared with
relatives. I am a vegetarian so I skip this part.
Ohh and children dress in new
clothes and go knocking doors and people give them sweets or money . ( Like in Halloween, but with less scary
theme).
I know I am not a child but I am happy to say I received gifts and
money, too. Yahoooooooo
O and we are blessed with two
newborns in the family.
*** I guess writing about happy times makes me happy. I started writing
initially by stating the series of unfortunate events that made me think my
life was dull and depressing. I am counting my blessing right now.
I love this post!
ReplyDeleteHope you had a good eid. (I am muslim aswell)
Hey, nice to see again. Hope you are enjoying your journey. Glad you like it. I was ( and still am) depressed while writing it. Thank you for passing by ;)
DeleteYes thank you, it's not worth it if you don't enjoy it I suppose. Awesome! Keep your spirits up! No worries. :)
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love your comment at the end about writing about the happy times. Having gratitude and counting your blessings can be such a simple way of transforming your life! I have a gratitude journal where I try and note down everything good that has happened to me that day as a reminder to show me that hey, life isn't that bad, it only depends on the angle you look at it from.
ReplyDeleteI sincerely believe that within every trial that Allah sends our way, there is ease. Allah also sends us the resources to deal with these battles. No-one is given a task greater than they can bear.
Hope this cheers you up too
All the best :)