Eid Visiting

There is a holiday after Ramadan called "Eid Al Fitr." Eid means holiday...the word is not a religious word unless you're celebrating something religious.

Eid is a very big deal for our Muslim friends because there are only two each year. It's as big as Christmas is for us. So, they spend a lot of time preparing for this holiday. They have a lot of shopping to do for special food and for new clothes. It's very important to wear new clothes for the holidays and for the little girls to be matching! Very fun! 

The women visit with the women; and the men visit with the men. There isn't any mixed gender visiting. So, the kids and I got dressed up and went visiting without Tim. 

The kids enjoyed saying, "Eid Mubarak" because when they did people would hand them money! 

This was the last year for Joseph to wear a thobe. It seems that the older boys wear button down shirts and jeans around here for special occasions. I sure enjoyed seeing him wear it, though.

Here's a picture of Joseph and Faith right before we walked out the door. Her smile is cracking me up!! haha!

Oh, and did you notice that she has her little purse with her? She was ready to collect some money!

Here we are at one of our Arab friends' house. This is a typical Mejilis (sitting room) with wall to cushions. There's a table in the middle full of fruit, nuts, and snacks. Every house we went to had this set-up.

Joseph and Faith LOVE to drink tea and always ask for more when we're visiting. It always makes me smile when they pretend to give me some tea at home. They tell me, "Don't touch it...it's too hot!" Because that's exactly what I tell them when we're visiting!

Here's a few pictures of Faith twirling in her dress! I loved doing this when I was a little girl!