Wow, I can't believe that the month ended so quickly!
Did all of you realize that Eid this year coincided with Rosh HaShanah on the Hebrew Calendar?
Rosh HaShanah is the celebration of the Biblical New Year, and the beginning of the 10 most holy days leading up to Yom Kippur. While studying recently, I realized the the Arabic term 'Eid (عيد )
comes from the same root as the Hebrew Mo'ed ( מועד). Consider this Comparative Semitics lesson your free 'Eid gift!
The root in both languages means to appoint or to appoint a time or place. Thus, an 'Eid, or a Mo'ed is a time that is specially appointed by God, and regarded more highly than other days. In the Ancient Israelite culture, part of celebrating these days was meeting together for a sacred assembly. Of course, the tradition of celebrating these days has still continues even until now!
Much the same, 'Eid was celebrated around the world by Muslims getting together, praying in a group, then heading to different homes to celebrate.
How did you celebrate 'Eid?
Layla and I went to visit our friend with the triplets in the afternoon, and I was so glad we did! There were no other guests at the home besides us, and I didn't want them to feel forgotten by the community. We brought treats for the kids, hijabs for the mom and older daughter, and spent some good times reflecting on the blessings God has given in the past year. It is still amazing me to see how well the family is doing after everything earlier this year. The husband is looking for work and getting his license, and Leyla is talking about starting English classes once the babies get a little older.
We also ate halwa, which is a traditional Somali treat eaten for 'Eid. Some have called it the fast-track to instant diabetes, which is why I only eat it a couple times a year :-)
I'll include a video of how to make it just in case you would like to increase your blood sugar and waistline concurrently!
It has a gelatinous texture and is generally eaten sandwiched between some really plain cookies. Truly, I only like it because of the cardamom.
Hope you all had a wonderful Eid and Rosh HaShanah!
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5 comments:
I never realized that connection either! It makes sense now that I think about it, but it never occured to me. Thanks for the linguistics lesson. :)
I'm glad you had a good celebration. I don't really know much about Eid, but this was fun to read anyway.
Very interesting.
We celebrated with lots and lots of food and friends! Eid Mubarak!
Eid Mubarak! Sounds like you had a good one :D
Bismillah. I happened to have a dinner partner on Eid, and then a friend came in from London today and we went out for a slightly belated Eid dinner - in a once but no longer horse-drawn carriage, no less!
We also make Halwa in South africa - only we put almonds in ours:)
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