Eid'ul Fitr 2023

Day One:

Eid in Dhaka is spent enjoying the company of family and friends, and this Eid was no different. The morning was started in preparation for prayers. After prayers, my nuclear family spent getting ready for a visit by two uncles, which is also a family tradition practiced every Eid, lunch with two of my close mamas. The time is spent talking about any subject, from local to foreign, however, mostly listening to the stories of yesteryear.

Following this, almost a tradition, are visits from my cousins' and their extended family. Time here spent with them includes discussing the latest familial news, current news, and more. 

This year's Eid was different in that our household help visited his family in the villages leaving me to take the helm. For most of the day, I spent ushering in food from the kitchen to the family room and back. Most importantly I spend time as a barista taking and delivering orders for tea and coffee. This was a novel, tiring, and, importantly, a fulfilling experience for me.

And almost as per a train schedule the flat becomes quiet, as everyone parts ways, where dinner is spent with the three of us; my father, mother, and myself with the mobile phones buzzing away as if in competition with dinner table talk. This is the only time I have to myself which I spent calling and wishing friends and family a happy Eid, many of whom I will visit in the upcoming days. 


Day Two:

Day two began with a nice outing with another pleasing tradition visiting my grandmother and family. It was nice going out, with some heat relief from the brief rain shower. Had some good company with mamas, friends, and good food. This year the temperature was at its highest in 57 years, fortunately, yesterday the rain showers brought some respite from the activity cripling heat.

We arrived home quite late and I missed watching the ever-so-entertaining Ittadi, which I was able to view on youtube. Followed by dinner, Ittadi, a nice way to wind down another special Eid day.



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