{"id":2166,"date":"2011-08-29T22:09:32","date_gmt":"2011-08-29T22:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=2166"},"modified":"2014-07-10T19:18:31","modified_gmt":"2014-07-10T19:18:31","slug":"eid-al-fitr-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/eid-al-fitr-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Eid Al-Fitr \u0639\u0640\u064a\u0640\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0641\u0650\u0640\u0640\u0637\u0631"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tomorrow is the day of Eid. E’id Al-Fitr \u0639\u064a\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0637\u0631<\/strong><\/span> , often abbreviated to Eid<\/strong>, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan; the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm<\/em>). Eid<\/em><\/strong> \u0639\u064a\u062f<\/strong><\/span> is an Arabic word meaning “festivity,” while Fi<\/em><\/strong>\u1e6d<\/em><\/strong>r<\/em><\/strong> \u0641\u0650\u0637\u0631<\/strong><\/span> means “breaking (the fast)”. The holiday celebrates the conclusion of the thirty days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the entire month of Ramadan. The first day of Eid, therefore, falls on the first day of the month Shawwaal that follows Ramadan in the Islamic calendar. E’id is the day of the reward \u062c\u0627\u0626\u0632\u0629<\/strong><\/span> after the hard work, devotion and worship during the whole month of Ramadan, so the whole community should share the happiness.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eid Al-Fitr is celebrated for three days. Common greetings during this holiday are the Arabic greeting \u2018Eid Mub\u0101rak<\/em> \u0639\u064a\u062f \u0645\u064f\u0628\u0627\u0631\u0643<\/strong><\/span> (“Blessed Eid”) or \u2018Eid Sa\u2018eed<\/em> \u0639\u064a\u062f \u0633\u0639\u064a\u062f<\/strong><\/span> (“Happy Eid”). In addition, many countries have their own greetings based on local language and traditions.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Eid Al-Fitr is a three-day feast and an official holiday in Egypt with vacations for schools, universities and government offices. Some stores and restaurants are also closed during Eid.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Eid day starts with a few dates \u0628\u0644\u062d<\/strong><\/span> followed by Eid prayers in congregation attended by men, women and children in which the Islamic people remind Egyptians of the virtues and good deeds they should do unto others, even strangers, during Eid and throughout the year. Afterwards, neighbors, friends and relatives \u0623\u0642\u0627\u0631\u0628<\/strong><\/span> start greeting one another. Family visits \u0632\u064a\u0627\u0631\u0627\u062a<\/strong><\/span> are considered a must on the first day of the Eid, so they have the other two days to enjoy by going to parks \u0627\u0644\u062d\u062f\u0627\u0626\u0642<\/strong><\/span> , cinemas \u0627\u0644\u0633\u064a\u0646\u0645\u0627\u062a<\/strong><\/span> , theatres \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u0627\u0631\u062d<\/strong><\/span> or the beaches \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0648\u0627\u0637\u0626<\/strong><\/span> . Some like to go on tours or a Nile cruise.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Children are normally given new clothes to wear throughout the Eid. Also, women (particularly mothers, wives, sisters and daughters) are commonly given special gifts by their loved ones. It is customary for children to also receive a Eidiyyah \u0639\u064a\u062f\u064a\u0647<\/strong><\/span> from their adult relatives. This is a small sum of money that the children receive and is used to spend on all their activities throughout the Eid. Children will wear their new clothes and go out to amusement parks, gardens \u062d\u062f\u0627\u0626\u0642<\/strong><\/span> or public courtyards based on how much their Eidiyyah affords. The amusement parks can range from the huge ones on the outskirts \u0636\u0648\u0627\u062d\u064a<\/strong><\/span> of Cairo-Nile, Felucca Nile rides is one common feature of Eid celebration in Egyptian villages, towns and cities.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The families gatherings involve cooking and eating all kinds of Egyptian food like Fattah, but the item most associated with Eid al-Fitr is Kah’k \u0643\u062d\u0643<\/strong><\/span> (singular = Kah’ka \u0643\u062d\u0643\u0629<\/strong><\/span>) which are cookies filled with nuts and covered with powdered sugar. Egyptians either bake it at home or buy it in the bakery. Thus, a bakery crowded in the last few days of Ramadan with Kah’k buyers is a common scene. TV in Egypt celebrates Eid too, with a continuous marathon of movies as well as programs featuring live interviews from all over Egypt of both public figures and everyday citizens \u0645\u0648\u0627\u0637\u0646\u064a\u0646<\/strong><\/span> , sharing their Eid celebrations.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 For a lot of families from working neighborhoods, the Eid celebration also means small mobile neighborhood rides, much like a neighborhood carnival. In a lot of neighborhood courtyards, kids also gather around a storyteller, a puppeteer or a magician mesmerized by Egyptian folktales or by a grownup\u2019s sleight of hand. It is also customary for kids to rent decorated bikes to ride around town. Egyptians like to celebrate with others so the streets are always crowded \u0645\u0632\u062f\u062d\u0645<\/strong><\/span> during the days and nights of Eid.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tomorrow is the day of Eid. E’id Al-Fitr \u0639\u064a\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0637\u0631 , often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan; the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm). Eid \u0639\u064a\u062f is an Arabic word meaning “festivity,” while Fi\u1e6dr \u0641\u0650\u0637\u0631 means “breaking (the fast)”. The holiday celebrates the conclusion of the…<\/p>\n

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