Yeh... Eid is not like before
I guess because we have grown up.. and there isnt really much to do in the eid days
The first day of eid.. i woke up late.. and didnt do much for the rest of the day.. and today.. second day of eid.. its almost five pm and i am home.. as bored as anyone could be

Why is everybody so excited about eid,, its boring.. and its annoying
And yes.. it does feel like a burden .. to have all those social obligations.. which i did not fulfil .. and now it would take me weeks to justify.. cuz i guess "i didnt feel like it" is not reasonable enough for a grown up to say

A one has to be in the mood to enjoy such supposedly happy days like eid

Always the last person, I was too busy enjoying the eid here and I guess yes we are the ones who are changing becausea we grow up and our interests change as well.. so what we used to like is no longer interesting because at that time it was something really nice and exciting.. I still dont think that Eid is a burden and it never was and never meant to be

I still get my 3eedyah and I think I will keep on getting it as long as my parents are still alive.. lol Allah y6awel b3omerhom insha'a Allah

Eid is not about we are being happy, it's about also making the people around us happy. Compare our happiness with someone else's happiness.. that is even greater in my opinion

I've always been told that one day I will be a grown up person, giving children 3eediyah and my mom ye5alleha le did make me love the idea of giving because this is the way we keep the joy of Eid going on and on for generations. Eid is a happy event, should never be a burden. I woke up at 5.00am and I got ready, went with the omani families to pray Eid prayer at a mosque where all muslims gathered. Then we had lunch together with the Omani families in the park and there was the Saudi community as well, we sat together chit chatting and walking around the park, had ice cream with the kids, saw the shops near by until 5.30pm and it was a whole busy fun day, especially seeing those kids enjoying was the best part of it

In the evening, I went to the ladies house and we had dinner together and had a bit of fun til 11pm, it doesnt really matter how old we are, but it is us who control how nice and exciting Eid can be. When I was in Oman, I never sit down and we always spend the day at home because the whole family gather at my dad's house so we run around doing this and that, we look after the kids, we play with them, I do make special games for them and I do take them out in the afternoon and at night we have BBQ, so I really love Eid

the only Eid that I felt so bd for not enjoying it was at a time when I had my final exams during third secondary only,, all other eid after that were spent somewhere either in Australia, or Ireland. They were also good but not as good as when it is in Oman of course

One of the things that I can't stand in Eid is the massive amount of meat that I see, because Im not a meat lover, I cant eat a lot of meat. I normally don't eat a lot of meat and I take vitamine pills to replace the loss of protines from not eating meat. So that's the only hassle I get

I went the second day of Eid to Redcliff, a place here in Australia on the way to northern queensland but just before Sunshine Coast. It was beautiful, played with the kids in the water at a manmade lake and got wet, was so much fun, I was eating the whole time and the kids were laughing at me as well as the ladies. Man, I eat a lot but I burn as much as I eat

Third day of eat I was relaxing at home, since you know that summer has begun here so I can't go out during the day that often, I went to clean my house and get the stuff out because Im coming home soon insha'a Allah. Today, I was watching TV and getting ready for some work to be done during the next 4 weeks

Happy belated Eid people and see you when I see you

You know what Tenderness, you guys should thank God that you are at least having the eid at your home with your families, Im here all alone, surrounded with wonderful friends but away from my family and away from my home country. which eid do you think is better? Im telling you that in the last 4 years I spent the eid only once in Oman and all other times it wasn't in Oman. My eid in Oman was always the best. So I had to create for myself at least something close to the best eid. I don't want to feel and have a normal day and I had to put a lot of effort to have a nice eid. I think we should not only wait and expect eid to be a nice one unless we work hard to enjoy it

I do not understand what so hard and painful in eid!! I mean, dont you like saying hello to the people you haven't seen for so long? what about relatives, some people get to see their relatives in occations, do you know that prophet mohammed peace be upon him told us to keep these relationships with our relatives stronger? so imagine if we are seeing our relatives only in occations, how do you expect this relation to be strong? dont you feel curious to know who your relatives are? yor first cousins, second cousins, third cousins... etc

Guys, make the most of Eid and dont just complain. It's all in the head and if you all wanted to have a nice Eid then you can, and there are so many things to do in Eid. I honestly prefer to stay at home all day on first day but I try to sneak out and take the kids out in the afternoon if I could, otherwise I will leave it til second day. I personally get to see some of our relatives in Eid only and I feel so bad that I dont even know them that well

think about 9elat erra7em and jeeran, the poor people ... etc

I don't know why Im so munfa3elah.. lol but I really think it is because Im here and not enjoying as much as I used to in Eid and you guys are there and you are not taking advantage of your Eid. I feel jealous to know that people are having Eid with their family but I don't envy

Cheers

Not necessarily Nawar.
You make "being home and being with family" sound as the ultimate hapiness to enjoy eid. I too have spent ALOT of eids away from home and from family.. and they were ok.. and now that i am with them here i dont see that i am dancing around with joy on Eid.. its still the same. At least there i could go out shopping or have a manicure or something not all stores are shut

You seem to like being around kids ... no wonder you're enjoying your Eids my freind... by just hanging out with children ... Cuz Fun stuff with kids are only fun if you like them... if you dont.. then taking Morphine would be your fun

Visiting family and such, yeh, true, its a good thing to do in Eid, but, come on, you have to be in a supreme mood to do that... Mujamalat are Exhausting my freind
And not all families are close to each other.. and they prefer to keep it that way

Anyway... Eid is Over ... and inshallah the next Eid you are here in oman with your family.. And inshallah next Eid i could be in China .. sibiria or wherever the hell away from here

Well I guess it depends on how we look at Eid, as tenderness said, it is a day to be happy that we fulfilled our obligation towards God. One of our duties and obligations is to keep that relation as strong as possible. Don’t you know that the prophet said we are not going to be having wars but the wars will come from within, which means among us, and it is happening, that’s my first concern. Maybe I worry too much and think far ahead. But also, as you said Mrs Unfaithful, family is not the only way to enjoy Eid, there are many other ways. But what Im trying to say is, that you guys were complaining and instead of complaining, you could have done something interesting. Eid is not different than any other day, you are right Tenderness, we can still fulfill those relatives' duties on any other days, but also since Eid is like any other day, we should also try to do something to make any other day a little bit interesting.

Fun is not about going out, having fun, or just eating. There are so many things to have fun with and so many ways to enjoy any normal day. It is us who decide how and when and what fun we are looking for.

Eid is not a day to make those relations with relatives stronger, but it is a good chance to get in touch again and catch up. Take it simple because it is no big deal to me really. This is only my way of enjoying every single day in my life because I don’t want to regret not having on that particular day because it was in my control somewhat to enjoy the day. I really cannot just let a day in my life pass without doing anything fun and has to be useful!! So it's not only Eid, but also all other days.

Cheers guys

fair enough.. iinsha'a Allah next eid will be even better.. just make the most of it

by the way Tenderness, why don't you make the titles more specific for future use. like say eid al fitr 2004 talk, so we know which eid and what year we are talking about just to be on the safe side... next time we are going to have another eid talk, so how can we differ?? it's just a suggestion and you see whats best for the forum of the english section

Cheers

no worries tenderness.. I love Eid and I miss it.. insha'a Allah in another 2 months eid Al a'97a will be here

Enjoy it people