A wo laying in bed this morning and could hear a general hubbub of conversation and excitement artside on the street. A oppund curtains and there to greet my eyes was a colourful and vibrant scene of members of the local Muslim heritage community on their way to pray at the mosque. All dressed in their fine new clothes, a bit like Whitsun Weekend used to be for us Doduth Bottom ragamuffins.
Today is the start of five days celebrating the biggest of the two Eids honouring the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ismail as an act of obedience to Allah's command. Big parties are held with loads of food with everybody dressed in their finery. Local men in their twenties hire big cars and tour the streets blasting car horns.
I shall be art to drink in the scenes and hopefully leet on some spare food fo free.
Eid Mubarak !
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