Eid
On Eid Day, we celebrate. We celebrate the end of the days of fasting, the end of hard times and the beginning of happy ones. We stuff each other's mouths with sweetmeats of all shapes, sizes and colors and laugh and rejoice as normal life resumes once again. We eat to our heart's content and don our best most blingy clothes to show off our joy. The men wear perfume and visit the mosques early in the morning to offer prayers. The women prepare noodles floating in sweetened milk with chopped almonds, dates and soft raisins infused with fragrant kewra and fresh warm chickpea salad with tangy tamarind dressing. Children run around in excitement holding up their little wallets to gather money from people as gifts. It is a wonderful occasion where people come together and spread love and happiness and happens to be one of my most favorite and desperately awaited holidays of the year.