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[iamiadanish-blog]

Eid Mubarak Remember Muslims in your prayers especially Kashmiris, Palestine 💞♥ 🐪🐫🐃🐂🐄🐏🐑🦙🐐 #eid #eidmubarak #eid2019 #eidaladha #eiddress #eid_mubarak #eidgifts #eidinspiration #eidinpakistan #eidinpakistan #positivepakistan #futureprotech (at Pakistan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1DTFialpHq/?igshid=185n3olu3wm31

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[imshujat]

A warm Eid_ul_Fitr Mubarak to you and your beloved family! May Allah Almighty accept our fasting and praying performed in the sacred month of Ramadan and give us power to spare time for Huqooq_ul_Abaad as well. Remember those in your prayers who have no one to pray for them. #eid #eidmubarak2018🌙🕌 #eidulfitr #pakistan #punjab #balochistan #kpk #sindh #baltistan #brotherhood #islam #eidesaeed #eidinpakistan #eidmubarak (at Rawalpindi, Pakistan)

[abeehabatool]

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[desifromthewest-blog]

High on Memories!

You know whenever I hear people talking about how they need escape from their memories or how badly their memories haunt them, it befuddles me a lot. Yes, I do agree that memories are not always very enchanting and at times you don’t feel okay to reminisce them but anyhow, good or bad they do transform you either way. To me, memories are the most aesthetically priceless asset you owe in your life. The reason I believe this to be true is because these memories are going to be there with you even if the people who are part of them are not by your side anymore, or even if you no longer are there at the places you once were ought to be. Nobody, I repeat, nobody has this sway to take this prized possession away from you, not even your own self. No matter how many years go by, no matter how many people bid us a goodbye, how extensively time differs, no matter how much things vary (for better or worse); those memories would remain to be the very same and each time you sit back to recall them, they would linger you with a kind of elation and exultation as if you are experiencing all those amazing times again.

These days when Ramadan is approaching to its end, and we all are anxiously waiting to welcome Eid ul fitr since this meethi eid brings you the opportunity to collect handsome amount of eidi; if not, you can always grab some from your younger siblings by either emotionally blackmailing them, or by fooling them some way or the other *wink wink*, plus lots of new clothes, sweets and yummy sheer khorma everywhere and what not. For me, the best part about eid ul fitr is dressing up and eating lots of scrumptious food especially kebabs. Isn’t it cool? Each time you visit some relative, you can eat like a total bhukkar and pretend that you haven’t eaten anything since morning by making an innocent puppy face and then you get to eat more and more. Well don’t judge me but that is what I used to do till a few years back. *hides away face*

Now you must be thinking why did I began this story by giving a serious kind of lecture; full of emotions and that too, about memories, making it look like some boring article we often browse on internet during depressive phase, whereas later on I conveniently diverted away from where I started directing this story towards eid talks. Blame my friends for all this bewilderment since each one of them is either posting their shopping selfies on instagram, or snap chatting live from the overcrowded bazars and shopping malls making me feel extra jealous about their eid shopping. And guess what? The rest of the lot is asking me about the eid preparations and stuff. Lol. Oh and I still don’t get this thing that why do people use this doggie filter on snap chat while trying on their eid clothes? I mean what’s the point…? You can inbox or dm me the answer if you know why because I am literally muddled. Argh, ok let’s come back to the topic. So all these events have made me a bit nostalgic and too high hence I decided to share about how eid is celebrated here abroad (west) and how it is completely different to the way we celebrate it in Pakistan along with recalling memories of Eid in Pakistan.

Growing up in Pakistan and specifically in a desi family, I have always been overly enraptured for eid. The essence of Ramadan is self-explanatory as I don’t think most of us have enough time for the rest of the year to devote ourselves completely in to ibadat and praying with utmost dedication however Ramadan is such an occasion Allah has blessed us with, to seek blessings, forgiveness and push aside the worldly affairs for a while. Back in my childhood, I was a total tom boy who preferred wearing jeans and top even on eid while my mom used to forcefully make me wear some decent girly shalwar kameez at least for a few hours so that I could experience eid like other typical girls of my age. Time flies and so I grew up and turned out to be exactly how my mommy wanted me to be. And so since past many years, I am the one who gets super crazy on eid and is most concerned about wearing proper eastern wear with matching eastern jewelry and bangles and all other typical eid preparations.  Anyhow, so the eid in Pakistan was thrilling from sitting down in front of television on the 29th Ramadan and desperately waiting for the Moon sighting committee (hilal committee) to announce the observance of the moon. And if due to any reason, you miss out watching television (all thanks to K-electric, you don’t need any other reason I believe), you can still know its eid the very next day when you hear those patakhas, firing, fireworks and of course, not to forget, the chand raat Mubarak messages flowing in to your inbox, those jammed networks and no matter  what network you have ; warid, zong, djuice, jazz, you wouldn’t get proper signals since every single person believes it is their duty to circulate eid Mubarak messages to every other contact in the contact list. I still remember how restless people get when the moon is not sighted and those mixed emotions people experience when they realize they have to fast for another day, lol. And then we all are well aware of the traffic of Karachi, how people eventually leave their homes to celebrate chaandraat in between those jammed packed roads, women doing last minute bargaining with the shop keepers, some of the aunties fighting with the tailors since tailors are always the ones messing up with clothes at the eleventh hour, those huge queues outside the salons where everyone goes super crazy to pamper themselves and getting their henna done, people gathering up outside the bakeries and super markets to get all the possible food stock for the next three days, those dilpasand and lado soap advertisements we have been watching since day one wishing all ahle Pakistan dil ki gehraaiyon se eid Mubarak, Peshawar celebrating eid a day before the rest of the country and a million other things gearing up that are indescribable. Well, to be honest, I have experienced each of the situations I mentioned above and I remember my cousins and brothers getting annoyed each time all of us had to go for our salon or tailor trip at the last moment.

This is my second eid abroad but you don’t get to see all that ‘chahel pehal and ronaq’ (using these Urdu words since I don’t think any angraizi word could do justice to my over flowing emotions currently) here. There are a certain areas and communities where there are Pakistani shops and food streets and people do gather there but that is not even 5% of the view we get to see on Pakistani roads on chaand raat. I am not even exaggerating here and people residing abroad would agree to it completely. Firstly, you don’t have tailors here so you cannot go and yell at them for not doing your clothes on time. Secondly, mostly people prefer visiting their relatives and the maximum you could do is either sit back at home and enjoy or go out to eat or gather some friends at your place and apply henna and stuff.  Sad life. One common element that I have observed is the passion of offering Eid prayer. Either you live in Pakistan or abroad, this trend of offering eid prayer is similar at both the places. You know? Most of the people don’t even get eid holidays here unless your managers are big hearted and magnanimous enough to give you an off on eid day and then make you work like a dog some other day as a compensation (which does happen sometimes). But even if you have to reach for the job early morning, people do manage to arrange and rush to offer eid prayer early morning and that gathering at mosque DOES make you feel like its Eid. Dressed up in colorful clothes, offering prayer together, greeting and wishing everyone eid and showering Love around, it is beautiful especially when you live in a place with majority having a distinct culture.

Back in Pakistan, it was this tradition that we used to collect eidi early morning from our immediate family. And then there was this grand yummy breakfast consisting of all the heavenly homemade dishes and later in afternoon, I used to sit and watch television for hours wasting my eid day without any shame for the rest of the day until some of the relatives decided to show up. Most of us either visit the nana and dada’s place the very first day and then visit the other extended family the next few days or it’s the other way round followed by grand eid dawats and meet up. That is how it is but here in the west, you get to celebrate eid for the first two days and if you are super lucky, also the third day and that’s it. Since we are lucky that it is July this time on eid otherwise, you have to go to school and university even on eid day. That sucks big time like seriously, I was giving a presentation last year on second day of eid in my accounting class talking about debiting and crediting accounts while my mind was constantly thinking about gulab jamuns and kheer lol.

But the best part of celebrating eid here is getting eidi in DOLLARS. Huhuhu . I guess that is the only good part and you can brag about it like a complete shoda to your friends while converting the figures in to rupees lol. I have seen my not so immediate cousins doing this back in our childhood and I hated them for doing this every single time after all eidi is eidi, it is the thought that counts.

Anyhow, Eid is all about spreading love and happiness. While this trend of exchanging greeting cards is decreasing in Pakistan, it is surprising to see this trend elevating here. They do sell eid greeting cards here on the book stores and they have customised eid special stamps too which is a heartwarming gesture for people like me looking for choti choti khushiyan (happiness). No matter what part of the world you are living in, eid is the same if you are surrounded by family, friends and of course your loved ones. So make most of it this time too. I am already expecting to see everybody posting their eid selfies on every social media account (that includes me as well), lots of people posting food pictures that is going to make me jealous for sure, lots of chaand raat posts and henna posts. But I would just like to add one small reminder here: on this joyous occasion, don’t forget to pray for the ones who left us this year, for the families that are still struggling with this pain of losing their loved ones. Be with them, feel their pain and most importantly, pray for them. This world and humanity needs more of it. Hence keep the victims of Baghdad, Bangladesh, Turkey, Saudi Arab, Pakistan and everyone else who is suffering these terror attacks in your prayers. May Allah bless us. Eid Mubarak in advance since most of the people are looking forward to their last fast of this Ramadan 2016.

[colraf]

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[kiddiezoompk]

MAY THE DIVINE BLESSINGS OF ALLAH BRING YOU ALL HOPE, FAITH AND JOY ON EID AL-ADHA AND FOREVER. HAPPY EID AL-ADHA!" #eidmubarak #eid #eid2019 #eiduladha #eidinpakistan #eidinpak #eidday #eidday1 #happyeidmubarak #happyeidadha #celebrateeid #wishes #eidwishes (at Lahore, Pakistan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1DgB8YBEvJ/?igshid=f0e47dwbcyob

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[colraf]

#Raan #Roast is here for dinner. #MeatyEid #eiduladha #eidmubarak #raanroast #EidinLahore #eidinpakistan