Saturday, October 13, 2007

Home is where the heart is-20: Happy holiday

By the end of Ramadan, Eid Al Fitr is a day of joy of spiritual fulfilment. A lot of people couldn't believe that fasting during the month of Ramadan for devout Muslims can't drink and eat from sunrise to sunset for an entire month.


Children having a good time at the beach or park, while families ad friends gathered with adults busying themselves with barbecue preparations.

People dress in the best clothes that can afford during the celebrate, many women in new brightly colour clothes, men in traditional attire that are reasonable and modest to exchange gifts with friends, and celebrate with family. Charitable as best as they can to the giving of alms, is offered to the poor during Eid.

Dance party, board game an open house for the community to celebtate the day and enjoy traditional Eid dishes, and several bakeries rise on the increase in the cost of flour, especially 'Eid cookies', Eid cookies mixed with nuts, cashew and almonds will cost Dh45 and Dh30 per kg for the ones stuffed with dates. Last year the prices for Eid cookies were Dh40 and Dh25 per kilo.

Football tournaments, picnics, Mini-cricket, barbecues could be seen throughout everywhere. Just like New Year.