Amani Hawsawi
Intermediate R/W2
March, 16, 2012
Teacher: Lori Dolemland
Eid Ul-Fitr for
My Family
Eid
Ul-Fitr comes after Ramadan, fasting month, of every year, and it is the most
important event for my family. The reason is most of my family works at the
other Eid, so we have a big celebration during this eid.
Our preparations
for this event begin a month before that. For example, we buy new traditional
clothes, which are called Kiswat Ul-Eid, for everyone in my family, including
our servants. Also, we buy or renew and clean furniture of each room in the
house, and decorate them as best as we can. This is my task usually. A task for
my parents is choosing and purchasing candies, sweets and chocolates for
visitors. Also, my sisters and I decorate some money for children visitors.
Every Eid I buy toys for nephews and nieces. In the last night of Ramadan
month, my father has to distribute Zakat Ul-Fitr, food to poor people. It is
the third pillar of Islam.
On
the dawn of the first day of Eid Ul-Fitr, all of us wear the best clothes and
go to the largest mosques in the neighborhood to do the Eid prayer. After that,
all of my relatives go to my grandmother's home to eat special breakfast meal
together. This meal contains Dibiza; apricot juice cooked with raw nuts a sweet
taste. And, sheep or cow feet soup, which is the popular foods in Al Hejaz, the
west region of Saudi Arabia. At night this day all of my relatives come to our
house to eat dinner meal. Next day, all of us have a lunch in my uncle's house,
and then we return back to my home and welcome to visitors. At next day, my
sisters and I visit our relatives at their houses. At fourth and fifth days,
usually have a big family picnic, such as chalets or camps. We have fun, dance and
enjoy playing some games together.
In
brief, Eid Ul-Fitr has importance, has special preparations, and has enjoyable
for my family.
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