It is a little early

[Lithos]

But what are people's plans for both Eid-al-Adha and Muharramn?

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[Salaama]

1. Here Is My Long List

LOL, not really, I plan on going to the Masjid for prayers, have a fairly big dinner:9, and just spend time with my family:D Insha'Allah

Right now, those are my only plans :7

[Aimah]

2. Plans?

I'm still trying to make sure I get my days off.

[PsychoDad]

3. No real plans yet...

Just Eid Salat (prayer) and dinner with the family. I'm going to hang some green christmas, er, I mean Eid lights for the holiday. (Just as the neighbors are taking down their christmas ones)

Is it time for the "War on Eid" campaign yet? There is no Macy's Eid Sale, no federal holiday and I doubt anyone where I live is going to say "Eid Mubarak" or even "Happy Holidays". :silly:

Peace, and Eid Mubarak Everyone :).

[Aimah]

4. I'm going to bring food and candy to work right before Eid.

I think it's hard to familiarize our Holidays with non-Muslim because it can be a little more secluded. I invite my neighbors to some of our Eid festivals and some actually come. But at work I usually just get my days off and never bring anything to work. This year I'm going to make a basket of goodies and take it to work, inshallah and let them know it's for our Holiday and all are welcomed to eat some.

[PsychoDad]

5. That's a great idea.

:)

I may just have to do something similar, inshallah. It's a very good way to share our holiday with non-muslims.

Peace

[onager]

6. War on Eid Campaign?

:rofl:

Thanks, I needed that.

And just for brightening up my day, let your Friendly Neighborhood Atheist wish you...

kol sana wenti tayba ("Happy Feast" in colloquial Egyptian Arabic.)

:hi:

I don't speak much Arabic, but I ran into my favorite female Muslim tour guide today and she told me I should tell everyone that. Her name is Zahraa, which is Arabic for "flower." (Rhymes with "Sara," pretty much.)

There are massive Eid sales going on over here in Alexandria, Egypt. I just spent several hours in the middle of downtown. It was even more fun than usual! The streets are jammed with people doing their last-minute shopping, since Eid officially starts tomorrow in Egypt.

Here in Egypt, the custom is for younger kids to get toys and new clothes, both at Eid-al-Fitr and Eid-al-Adha. Older kids get cash money, or more recently, credit cards with a pre-set spending limit. Apparently they think that's a really cool gift, whereas an envelope of money is seen as kind of old-fashioned.

Carry on!

[PsychoDad]

7. Eid Mubarak

:hi:

My kids like the plastic cards too. I think they feel it's more "grown up". :)
My oldest daughter understands that cash or plastic, dad's money works either way.

Egypt, wow... there's a country steeped in history. How are things going there?

Peace to you and yours this holiday.

[onager]

8. Things are going ok now...

Thank you. The Parliamentary elections are finally over; they lasted about 2 months and in some cases resembled elections in, oh, let's say Florida or Ohio...

When I got here in October there was fighting/riots between the Coptic Christians and Muslims. That's very unusual for Alexandria, which is generally seen as the most tolerant and liberal of Egyptian cities. (You can google on the causes, which remain murky.)

And that's mainly because, in your phrase, this city is REALLY "steeped in history."

I like to walk around and just think about all the characters who have landed on the beaches here. Paris, Helen of Troy and Menelaus (accoring to legend). Alexander The Great and his general Ptolemy, whose family would run Egypt for 300 years...and who created the great Library which hosted geniuses like Euclid and Archimedes. Pompey The Great. Julius Caesar, Mark Antony and the last of the Ptolemies, Cleopatra VII. Saladin. Napoleon and his arch-enemy Nelson, who in 1798 destroyed the French fleet right up the road at Abuqir. Mohammed Ali, still described by patriotic Egyptians as "an Albanian mercenary." E.M Forster, Lawrence Durrell. Nasser (who lived here as a boy). The list just goes on and on...