Celebrating Eid

Yesterday we celebrated Eid.. last year I posted a more detailed post on the traditions of Eid. You can check it out here


M and the kids took the day off work and school and planned some activities.. starting with a big breakfast. 


The day before Eid the kids helped me in the kitchen helping me make kharak (stuffed dates) and sheer khurma (a thick sweet milk, date, nut drink).


After breakfast we went to watch Sonic 2 in the theater.. as requested by the kids. The theater was completely empty.. it was like a private viewing! We could be as loud as we wanted, H got up a few time to dance and pretend fight and when the movie was over they ran a lap around the place as well. It was surreal. They both are wearing the Sonic T-shirts they got for Eid. They both got a ton of $$ from family and friends as well. 


For dinner we dressed up and went for a celebratory dinner with friends. 

 
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  1. Happy Eid! Enjoy all the yummy treats and celebrations!

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  2. First of all, Welcome Back! I've missed you and it's lovely to see your post and the beautiful smiles of your family. Love that you took the day off! And the food looks and sounds delicious. I love it all.

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  3. Looks like you had a wonderful family celebration! The picture of the boys in the kitchen is adorable, and the family photo is lovely.

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  4. I love the family photo! What a fun day and those dates sound yummy!

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  5. Eid Mubarak, Hena!
    I love the kids joining in in your preparation and can imagine having that theatre to yourselves being beyond surreal.
    Love the family photo too! xxx

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  6. What a great day! Eid Mubarak!

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  7. Love it all!!! An empty theatre is the best.

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  8. I'm glad you enjoyed celebrating the day as a family! An empty theatre is a real treat. :)

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  9. How strange that the theater was so empty. Were you keeping the kids home from school, so other kids wouldn't be there?

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  10. Sounds like you had a great day to celebrate. Congratulations on finding an empty movie theatre.

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  11. It sounds like a wonderful celebration!

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  12. Sounds like a fun day.

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  13. It looks like you had a wonderful day of celebration!

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  14. What a wonderful day. That's when we love going to movies, when we have the theater to ourselves.
    XOXO
    Jodie
    www.jtouchofstyle.com

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  15. Eid Mubarak! It looks like you had a wonderful celebration!
    xoxo
    Lovely
    www.mynameislovely.com

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  16. What a nice way to celebrate! I love having a theater all to myself.

    https://www.kathrineeldridge.com

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  17. What a lovely celebration!

    And that's a great photo of your family.

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  18. What a beautiful celebration.

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  19. The family photo is beautiful!! Glad you had a wonderful celebration!

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  20. Looks like a wonderful celebration! An empty theatre sounds like a dream. Your boys must've had a blast.

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  21. That bread and bananas looks so Yummy. A cute picture of the kids helping out in the kitchen making stuffed dates. That's wonderful they got the whole theatre to themselves. That must have been a treat for them. And such a nice photo of all of you. You look happy here. : )

    ~Sheri

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  22. Sounds like you had a lovely Eid! The food sounds lovely- I'm craving dates now!

    -Ashley

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  23. Before Covid, I would go to the theater and see a movie once a year while the kids were in school, just to see whatever I wanted and because the theater would be so nice and empty! It is nice it was empty when you went with them. I should start that back up again next school year! Ha! The bread and bananas is making me hungry!

    Carrie
    curlycraftymom.com

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  24. Sounds like a wonderful day and I love that your boys helped you with preparations for the celebration. Oh wow, I love it when the theater is empty like that.

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  25. Eid Mubarak!

    It is so nice that your boys like to help you prepare holiday treats and that they had the movie theatre all to themselves so that they could really enjoy the movie!

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  26. Eid Mubarak - love the pic of the kids helping with breakfast prep!

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  27. What a fun day of celebration you had. Love your older son's hair, so stylish!

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