Today’s post is a quick report of what has been going on in social media during Eid and how Arabs expressed their feelings عبّروا عن مشاعرهم and reactions ردّات فعلهم  towards spending Eid under very different circumstances تجاه قضاء العيد في ظروف مختلفة  than most years! The post includes some of the hashtags  وسوم that were created this year, people’s ideas for managing to stay positive البقاء إيجابيين  and photos of traditional homemade sweets حلويات تقليدية مصنوعة في المنزل .

Image by Sarah Altamimi on Flickr.com

> I would like to start with three popular phrases (in spoken Arabic) that people say to each other during Eid.

يِنْعَاد عَلِيكُم، بالصحة والعافية

(May it’s repeated for you/ you witness it again, with health and wellbeing)

*It: refers to Eid.

The other one is:

إن شاء الله كل عام وإنتو سالمين

(Inshallah every year, you’re well/protected)

*This phrase is dominantly used in the Levant region.

And this one:

إن شاء الله من العايدين والفايزين

(Inshallah you will be among those repeaters and winners).

*Repeaters: to witness Eid again.

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>> Now, let’s have a look at the most popular hashtag on Twitter this year.

I noticed two hashtags in Arabic that were included in most posts, these are:

#عيدك_في_بيتك

Your Eid in your house

#عيد_الفطر_2020

Happy Eid 2020

For example, you can see the first hashtag appears in the post below by “UNICEF Libya” account. The photo included is designed by a Libyan artist, featuring people تُظهر أشخاصِا dressed up in  يرتدون their traditional clothes ملابسهم التقليدية.

Post by @UnicefLibya on Twitter

*Translation of what’s in the post: “How beautiful Eid gathering is, at home with family, and a cup of tea and biscuits¹The word originally used is “Kaʕk”, which is a type of traditional, homemade Arabic sweets, close in their texture to biscuits..

Have a blessed Eid, and may it’s repeated for you with health, security and peace”.

There was also another hashtag created by Aramco, the Saudi oil company شركة النفط السعودية and that is:

#قلوبنا_لكم_أقرب

Our hearts are closer to you

The hashtag appeared in a short video clip posted by the company’s account.

Post by @Saudi_Aramco on Twitter

*Translation of what’s in the post: “Here’s Eid coming in a different form from that which we’re used to. It will remain a joy that distances won’t rob us of, regardless of how much they protologue”.

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>>> Eid Plans خطط العيد

Since Eid is different this year, a Saudi tweep shared his/her plans for the day, using the photo below, titled: My plan in Eid.

Post by @party_twi on twitter

The post says: ‘Our plan in this different Eid. And what are your plans?”.

The writing on the photo is in the Saudi dialect and reads as: 

 Collective coma²A sarcastic reference to how most Muslims can’t wake up early on Eid, because they’re used to staying up late during Ramadan. غيبوبة جماعية

We say “Allah-u Akbar” أكبّر

 I have a shower and dress up أتروّش وأتكشّخ

 I eat dates (odd number)آكل تمرات – وتر

 We pray Eid نصلّي العيد

 We follow Khutba³A religious speech in Islam, before Eid/Jumʕa prayer. in Mecca and Medina نتابع خطبة مكة والمدينة

We have coffee نتقهوى

 We exchange greetings with our relatives نعايد أقاربنا

 We have breakfast together نفطر سوا

 We exchange gifts and Eid money نتبادل الهدايا والعيديّات

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>>> And then there are also posts where people feel nostalgic about (old) Eid rituals they used to practice when they were younger or during Eid in general!

For example, the post below shows two cats having Eid sweets حلويات العيد, tea and watching what seems to be the first scene of an iconic Egyptian comedy play العيال كبرت (The kids have grown up) that many Arab got in the habit of watching during long Eid days.

Post by @abdoatia on Twitter

The hashtags included in the post are:

#العيد

Eid

#العيد_لما_بيهل_بنفتكر

When Eid comes, we remember

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>>>>> And finally, there are posts that included photos of traditional food and sweets Arabs make/eat during Eid.

In Egypt, for example, there’s the hashtag of:

#كحك_العيد

Eid’s Kak (traditional biscuits)

Almost all Arabic countries have their own traditional version of Kaʕk الكعك but here is a photo of the one people make in Egypt where it’s called KaHk كحك.

Post by @Gi_Elhadidi on Twitter

*Translation of what’s in the post: “For the first time in history: Eid’s kaak (made) at home, and from home. Thank you, Corona”.

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And before I finish the post, here is a photos of traditional Libyan porridge عصيدة (with olive oil and date syrup شراب التمر الرُّبّْ) that Libyan are used to eat first thing in the morning, on the first day of Eid.

Image by Samar (Blogger’s sister)

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See you soon, in another Arabic blog 🙂

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  The word originally used is “Kaʕk”, which is a type of traditional, homemade Arabic sweets, close in their texture to biscuits.
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  A sarcastic reference to how most Muslims can’t wake up early on Eid, because they’re used to staying up late during Ramadan.
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  A religious speech in Islam, before Eid/Jumʕa prayer.