Eid Festivities
September 19, 2009 at 1:09 pm | In Family, Friends, Islam, Life, Muslims | 9 Comments
Ramadhan is now nearing to an end. And Eid is approaching. Often Eid is anticipated by many with a mixture of sorrow and glad tidings.
New apparrel, such as clothing, jewellery, shoes and gifts for family and friends are often given.
When we were younger we used to look forward to Eid because it meant receiving “eidee” from parents which was in monetary form. And amongst all my Muslim peers, eidee was the norm – you were given eidee from your parents, uncles, aunties. But once I ventured outside of my peer group, I realised people were going the extra hog and buying gifts – including wrapping them with lovely paper, ribbons and bows! I liked that idea and automatically considered it synonymous to Xmas, which I have always found to be a lovely time of the year (moreso than Eid)- less so for the religious value but moreso for the effort that “bling” puts, much to our advantage so we can enjoy beautiful light, glowing cities and towns and see it in a new light.
The only issue with giving gifts is making time during Ramadhan to go shopping. You are usually worn out from tiredness (mentally and physically – moreso mentally if you have had a busy day at work or home) and often day dream about the salivating treats you’ll find for Iftaar – the mere thought of heading to a mall straight after work, trying to figure out what to buy xyz person is as appealling as working a 24 hour shift.
But some us begrudingly eventually get there. Even if it is by chance. And we hope the effort we put into Eid is recriprocated, making it an enjoyable one for us and for the one’s we spend it with.
And may this Eid bring with it in abundance peace, serenity, contentment, good health, patience, tolerance, and blessings in our relationships, our self and for you all.
Eid Mubarak to you all whenever you choose to do it (Sunday 20th Sept or Monday 21st Sept ).
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I read this post earlier, but it was still Ramadan, so I thought I would wait till after Magrhib to post this message: Eid Mubarak!
Comment by iMuslim — September 20, 2009 #
eid mubarak.
we are celebrating our eid on sunday.
Comment by Haleem — September 20, 2009 #
Khair Mubarak….God Bless You….
Comment by Khurram Zahid — September 20, 2009 #
Eid Mubarak to you as well.
Comment by Tauqeer — September 20, 2009 #
We celebrated on Sunday, it was fun, after mosque we went to one aunt’s house and then in the evening to the other who had rented out the party room in their building and made it all pretty. Hope you had a great day!
Comment by 'liya — September 22, 2009 #
Hope eid went well for ya and sab reading this
Comment by Wakas Mir — September 25, 2009 #
Beautiful! Happy Eid!
Comment by Lat — September 28, 2009 #
I’ve never believed in Birthdays instead I prefered to get gifts during eid, At the same time i prefered to gifts out my self to others.
I guess my best 2 Eid’s were, 1) Having Eid on holiday in Pakistan was tottally awesome, 2) spending it alone on a summers day walking around some hills… just beyound words.. i know it might sound odd, but i was reflecting on so many things that i will always remember that eid
Comment by Stranger — October 7, 2009 #
one of my fave photos on Flickr .. heheh
I am waiting for Eid just to have mehndi
Comment by д§mд — November 10, 2009 #