Thursday is Friday in Middle East

Today is a good day.It's the last day of the week and class before a longggggg eventful holiday(eid Adha).
I'm very excited to witness the anticipated celebration first hand. Here, EId Adha is the BIG eid instead of Eid Fitr.

It seems logical that way. They understand the meaning of each celebration differently. For Eid Fitr, They celebrate Ramadhan, not Syawal. For Instance, During Ramdhan do they hang all the colorful lamps infront of every building and every night, the streets are flooded by people performing tawarikh as there isn't enough space in the mosque. On the 27th night especially, my sister said that, if you wanted to pray in the mosque, you will have to come as early as 12 noon, and sleep there till dusk arrives. During Ramadhan, generosity is at its peak. Freshly withdrawn money is randomly given out on the streets by the wealthy.
Because it is the holy month, a month of prayer, people celebrate it's presence, not it's departure(eid).

Eid Adha is a different story. Eid Adha celebrates muslims' loyalty to their Lord. Therefore, The meaning within the day itself is what we're celebrating.

that pretty much explains my excitement I guess. being present to celebrate a big festival in a different scene, surrounding, with different people,namely Egyptians.

It's probably disturbing to hear cows and sheeps being slaughtered on the streets ,oh how dirty the streets would be. In a more extreme event, Some slaughter cows in the building lobby, and if you wanted to walk up, you'd have to climb and grasp anything in your sight just to avoid the river of blood.

however, the miracle behind this event is that:

Rain starts pouring down after the completion of the event every single time. Yes, Every single time.Consequently, washing off the sea of blood off the streets.
It's simply mind-boggling, and it is this occasion I wish to witness with my own eyes.

Oh how different it would be in Malaysia. I'd feel absolutely indifferent about Eid Adha. it'd be just another school holiday i look forward to(simple because there isn't school). And for a few years now, we haven't been celebrating Eid Fitr and Eid Adha with the complete set of family members, so it's rather sad.

anyways, word of the day:

Bamboozle:

it rhymes with fiddle doodle poodle juggle, and lotsa other fun-to-say words.