We have really enjoyed our first Eid here in our country. The Eid marks the end of Ramazan and is one of the biggest holidays in our country. The first day was yesterday and people will continue celebrating through the weekend. The celebrating started early yesterday morning with children ringing our doorbell beginning around 6:15am wanting candy or gum. Unfortunately we forgot our gum and candy so we weren't able to contribute but I saw some of their bags out of the window and they weren't lacking. Kids were coming until around 11am. I'm glad I had our door locked too because some kids felt free to try to come right in!
People were out and about on the streets from around 7am on. People were dressed up and everyone was happy. People go to neighbor's and family's houses throughout the day and have sweets and soups. We were told soup is served on this holiday because it's easy to keep hot and you don't have to work hard for it. We went to two houses- the family we lived with during the winter and one of the ladies who works at our office. Both places had wonderful food and we had a great time relaxing and hanging out. Today we went to our language teacher's house and had more good food. Tajiks are so hospitable it just amazes me! I would never think to be so generous when having guests. They just amaze me!
I didn't get many pictures but I did get two of the food from both days. Here's a glimpse into how you are treated when you are a guest here:
People were out and about on the streets from around 7am on. People were dressed up and everyone was happy. People go to neighbor's and family's houses throughout the day and have sweets and soups. We were told soup is served on this holiday because it's easy to keep hot and you don't have to work hard for it. We went to two houses- the family we lived with during the winter and one of the ladies who works at our office. Both places had wonderful food and we had a great time relaxing and hanging out. Today we went to our language teacher's house and had more good food. Tajiks are so hospitable it just amazes me! I would never think to be so generous when having guests. They just amaze me!
I didn't get many pictures but I did get two of the food from both days. Here's a glimpse into how you are treated when you are a guest here:
So yeah, it's been a fun couple of days. We look forward to many more opportunities to celebrate with our friends! Come and celebrate with us some time. We'd love to have you!
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