There are many traditional celebrations throughout the world. There is Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Easter. Not everyone or every culture, so to speak observes these celebrations. It depends on your background, culture, and beliefs. While most families around the world celebrate the traditional holidays, many families, like my own, have similar celebrations that are like the traditional holidays. Every year within my culture and religion we celebrate (Eid) al Fitr.
Eid is the Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. Eid is an Arabic word meaning "festivity, while Fitr means "break-fast," and so the holiday symbolizes the breaking of the fasting period. Eid is almost like Christmas, with a family gatherings, festive attires, giving of gifts, and food, this holiday is very
...memorable. Usually, Eid falls right at the mid-end of the year right after the end of the month fast. This climate is warm at this time and the flowers are still in bloom which makes for a colorful season.
I remember mom decorating the house by putting up her best draperies. I remember waking up Eid morning to the smell of homemade swain. A rink that is prepared the morning of Eid is made with condensed milk, spices, vermaselie, raisins, and sweet preserved cherries. It made the whole house smell sweet and calming. Not to mention the smell of mom's homemade fruit cake. The fruits are grounded and then soaked in Caribbean Malta the night before.
When baked the aromas of all the ingredients hits your nose like a cool summer breeze. The sound of infectious rhythms of Eid melodies fills the air while we prepar
to attend the morning prayer. Simply, it would not be Eid without hearing these sweet melodies that fill every room in the house. As my mom, dad, and brother get dressed the site of happiness and excitement lights up everyone's faces as my mom usually gathers the night before the beautiful clothing that we will be wearing on Eid.
The long gowns with hand sowed sequences, light your eyes, and the many different colors of reds, greens, and gold colors make you aware that Eid has arrived. Off to the mosque (church) we go! Upon arrival, it is known that this Joyous day has arrived as there are thousands of cars and people gathering for the Eid prayers. We are greeted my many people from around the world who gather at the mosque in observation of the morning pray to celebrate the end of Ramadan.
The many different colors surrounding us with a view of much decorative clothing worn by others symbolizes the Joyous occasion. The mosque is decorated with balloons and streamers of reds, greens, yellows, and blues. The best hand sowed draperies hang and surround the windows of the mosque with its sued texture of green and gold embroidered. I love walking through the mosque after praying as the entire atmosphere is filled with merriment and smells of sweet incent that were burnt during pray.
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