Tomorrow is the first day of the three-day celebration of Eid Al Adha. What does this mean to me? Not really that much, especially spiritual-wise, but I do get a week of vacation time that just happens to correspond with Eid Al Adha. A welcomed break from school, you can imagine. I don't really know that much about it, so I won't try to share anything but the things that I actually do know.
First, this Eid is related to the hajj. I have seen photos of this majestic ceremony.
Secondly, this is a time of giving. Yesterday at school, the Arabic staff gave us a delicious lunch of fatayer, arayes, machboos, a sweet, and a drink. I love being social over a nice meal. Isn't that what life is all about? When I thanked several teachers, they told me that this is their way of sharing their Eid with us as Eid is a time of giving.
Thirdly, I know that the first day of Eid is fatteh (sp?), a fatted sheep is killed, rather like an offering. One third of the meat is given away to others and the rest is cooked up for the fatteh feast. I have been invited to the fatteh feast tomorrow at my friend Inas's house, which I am anticipating very much!
This morning a pickup pulled up to the apartment building next door and unloaded 4 sheep. The video I took is too big to upload to this blog, so here is a photo:
First, this Eid is related to the hajj. I have seen photos of this majestic ceremony.
Secondly, this is a time of giving. Yesterday at school, the Arabic staff gave us a delicious lunch of fatayer, arayes, machboos, a sweet, and a drink. I love being social over a nice meal. Isn't that what life is all about? When I thanked several teachers, they told me that this is their way of sharing their Eid with us as Eid is a time of giving.
Thirdly, I know that the first day of Eid is fatteh (sp?), a fatted sheep is killed, rather like an offering. One third of the meat is given away to others and the rest is cooked up for the fatteh feast. I have been invited to the fatteh feast tomorrow at my friend Inas's house, which I am anticipating very much!
This morning a pickup pulled up to the apartment building next door and unloaded 4 sheep. The video I took is too big to upload to this blog, so here is a photo:
