tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961094772698463614.post3608026369696164096..comments2020-10-01T03:19:28.791-07:00Comments on hafsamientos: (How) Do you celebrate EID?Hafsa Bobat Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14989453906179774586noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961094772698463614.post-14678824990001052672013-08-05T06:51:20.711-07:002013-08-05T06:51:20.711-07:00wa salam thanks for the comment (amazing I actuall...wa salam thanks for the comment (amazing I actually got a comment!! :), the problem with spending it with family is that my sister is working all day, my husband is in Spain and my dad tends to spend time at the mosque/visiting his friends. I'll have Isa and my mum though so we plan to so something together inshaAllah thought having a 7 month old limits what we can do slightly. <br /><br />After Eid prayers I plan to have a nice breakfast and I want to try and phone my sponsored child in Gaza so wish him and his family Eid Mubarak. It will be the first time I've spoken to him. The problem is my Arabic is so bad I'm not sure how it's going to work....<br /><br />Anyway, apart from that iA Isa will be wearing a new outfit and we will have a Skype chat with his Papi in Madrid; we will visit friends, but I'm not sure what else yet. We plan to do something with my sister on the weekend when she's not working but I want to make Eid day special too.<br /><br />how come you don't decorate the house any more? <br /><br />You're right the community should do some type of Eid party/festival together like they do in London, maybe I should start planning for next year! When I was in Bristol I helped organise a big Eid party with stalls, nasheed artists etc, everyone dressed up and apart from being accosted by a dodgy asian guy (on Eid, really???) it was great! Hafsa Bobat Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14989453906179774586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961094772698463614.post-55030090641098472262013-07-29T16:23:02.489-07:002013-07-29T16:23:02.489-07:00Salam sis,
Try spending it with the whole family...Salam sis, <br /><br />Try spending it with the whole family. Go visit family homes, and then friends. Pop over for 10-20mins wish them a good eid, take them some cake or sweets. <br />We spend Eid that way, from a Moroccan background, all families spend the night before preparing nice food, putting henna on, and the day of Eid is dressing up going for Eid prayer, coming home and having a nice big breakfast, then off to visit family, grandparents, aunties, uncles and in the evening having a meal with all the family. We used to buy crackers, and decorate the house. <br /><br />But If you find you have nothing to do after salaht al eid, why not make tea, and cake and invite some sisters over, or go pop by friends and relatives and take them some cake?<br />I really like what London do, the 1Eid project having Eid in the park, with a funfair, stalls and then fireworks. In Sha Allah I will be going this Eid. Portsmouth should try do Eid on the Common and then organize stalls and the funfair is close by on the pier. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13576371133449650476noreply@blogger.com