Eid Mubarak....

It’s 7.30 pm I have completed all my chores and did all that was required to be done. At 8 pm sharp I am all set in front of the TV to watch Tanhaiyaan but there is no play and they started to show something else. I got panicky and thought, ‘Oh my God they have cancelled the show, how they can do this? This play is going to be a hit so why aren’t they airing it today.’

In a more panicked state I opened the channel’s website and then it hit me, ‘Ms. Syed today is Friday and your program comes on Saturday’.

In the excitement of watching the play I forgot what is the day today. I mean this is crazy, really crazy. This is the height of my desperation.

On a serious note, today Eid Ul Azha is celebrated in many parts of the world, so I wish everybody a beautiful and peaceful Eid. May God bless you and your loved ones with all the health, prosperity and love.

In Pakistan Eid is going to be celebrated tomorrow with all the zeal and spirit. Male member of the families are busy making arrangements and taking care of the needs of animals which are to be sacrificed tomorrow. Main concern for them is to find butchers on the right time. In fact they need to book butchers weeks before Eid because if you haven’t made solid arrangements in this regard before hand then you can forget about the sacrifice.  

On the other hand, ladies of the house primarily focus on buying spices, groceries for all the upcoming dinners and lunches which are going to be held with friends and family.

On the Greater Eid the center of attention are the animals and most importantly giving away the meat to the deserving. People concentrate much less on the clothing and other formalities because this Eid is more about giving and sharing, and yes lots of cooking.

Once again I wish all of you the best in health and life on this Eid and many more to come.

Eid Mubarak!

Sonya. (Day 363)