Eid Mubarak! to all muslim brothers who are celebrating this time of the year. As my personal account and experience working and living with them, the Eid Al-Fitr is an occasion to celebrate the month-long sacrifices done during the holy month of Ramadan in Hijra Calendar. In this month, muslims do take the opportunity to do good deeds and experience the hunger of the poor people by not eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset. By doing good deeds especially in the month of Ramadan they do believe that their effort will be rewarded double while the experience of restaining from eating will make one compassionate to others irregardless of social status.During Eid Al-Fitr, all countries with islam believers are in a festive mood. It's a time for a reunion with relatives and friends with lots of foods. For girls and ladies, it's time to wear new colorful dresses while new traditional thobes for the male, young and old alike.
As an expatriate employee in Saudi Arabia for so many years now, I have had the opportunity to witness arab cultures in its simplest and grandest form. I have had the opportunity to understand their best and worst attitudes.
Being away from my mother country and family, I respect their cultures by simply following their do's and dont's with cautions, and they did so in return.
Happy EID MUBARAK to all of us!
