This year,Eid was on Monday the first day of Eid al-Adha, Islam's most important four-day religious holiday during which millions in Turkey travel to spend time with family members and loved ones.
After the Eid prayer, performed on the first day of the Eid, animals are slaughtered as a reminder of the Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael to God as an act of obedience and submission. The holiday is also when Muslims able to do so go on the annual pilgrimage to Mecca.
Eid al-Adha is seen as a time of year when Turks actively socialize and reunite with friends and family, creating a positive atmosphere across the country with solidarity between relatives, neighbors and society at large, with communities not forgetting the needs of the poor and less fortunate even at this joyful time. It is a time of giving and sharing.
Eid al-Adha is also a day of remembrance for those who are no longer with us, with many visiting the graves of deceased relatives and loved ones over the holiday.
Common greetings during this holiday are "Eid mubarak," (May your Eid be blessed). Kol Sana we enta/enti tayeb/tayebah which is a wish meaning in a whole,'wish you be good every year and be in Eid with us'
Muslims put on their best clothes, called "hodom El Eid"clothes of Ei Eid, often purchased just for the occasion. They visit loved ones and pay their respects to the deceased in cemeteries.
Usually the week before the Eid,stores be very much crowded,everyone is going down town to buy the new clothes for their children,and if they can afford,they buy also for themselves.
The Waqfa 'the day before Eid' many of the Muslims fast it as sharing for others who are there in Macca.
But still,that doesnt prevent them from buying the new clothes,before or after iftar 'breaking the fast'
Then they go back home,and all take a very nice shower before sleeping,and sleep to wake up early for Eid prayer.
They wake up and put on their new clothes,men and children and sometimes also women go,they all almost shine in their new clothes.
We finish Salah 'prayer' and go home ready to gather with all family and go to the elder member of the family and have breakfast with...which is Fata
İts made of crisp bread wetted with soup,rice,tomato sauce,nuts,raisin and flavored with garlic with vinegar
İts really cool,i make it just GREAT !
And before having breakfast usually animals are slaughtered,although some people do it at the second day.
It is customary for children to also receive a "Eidyah" from their grown-up relatives. This is a small sum of money that the children receive, to spend on all their activities throughout the Eid. Children wear their new clothes and go out to amusement parks, gardens or public courtyards based on how much their Eidyah affords. The amusement parks can range from the huge ones on the outskirts of Cairo to small mobile neighborhood rides consisting of swings, much like a neighborhood carnival. In a lot of neighborhood courtyards, kids also gather around a storyteller, a puppeteer or a magician mesmerized by Egyptian folktales or by a grownup’s sleight of hand. It is also customary for kids to rent decorated bikes to ride around town.
Eid is a time for family gatherings and since a lot of Egyptian city dwellers are first or second generation immigrants from towns and villages, those gatherings can involve traveling and thus it is the busiest time of the year for highways and trains. Since most Egyptians live in close proximity to the Nile, felucca Nile rides is one common feature of Eid celebration in Egyptian villages, towns and cities. For a lot of families from working neighborhoods, Eid celebration also includes picnics in green areas including parks, zoos, botanical gardens and even green islands on major roads
Television and radio stations broadcast a variety of Eid programs, including movie specials, music programs and celebratory addresses from stars and politicians.
At lunch we usually make BBQ ,sometimes they call Eid Al Adha,Meat's Eid,because we eat meat in those few days more than we usually do in norm.
And we make sure that poor people get their share from it too.
rest of the days we spent them in socialize with more relative,sometimes we dont visit them for a whole year but MUST visit at Eid times.
And meet with friends,make more family gatherings,and go out and spent Eideyah's money :)
References:
http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/eid.htm
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=160945 Our traditions almost same :)
Ps:Sry guys for not posting it earlier,but i was busy with Eid too
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