Eid Mubarak!

Eid Mubarak! We celebrated Eid on Tuesday. 

Traditionally there are two foods that are made in every home during eid, dates and sheerkuma. The dates are not the medjool dates but a dried version which we soak in water to replump and then cook in milk and then stuff with a sweet nut mixture. Sheerkuma is a milk based drink with chopped nuts, chopped dates and vermicelli.. mostly drunk warm but M and I like ours cold.  


Tuesday morning we went to the mosque for prayers and then after breakfast and a much craved cup of coffee we went to the movies.       

We went to watch the new Ghostbusters movie.. and when you go to the movies in the early afternoon on a weekday the tickets are not only cheaper but you get the whole place to yourself.


Then we hit the mall and let the kids go on a little shopping spree. Later that evening we got all dressed up and went out with our friends for dinner.




We ate at a local Turkish restaurant and I made a reel here if you want to check it out. 


On Eid the kids get money from the adults.. the boys decided to decorate the envelopes. 




Saturday morning we treated ourselves to breakfast.. gotta make up all that weight we lost right.. we did all lose weight and while I wouldn't mind keeping it off the boys all need to put it back on.
 


Saturday night we had dinner with family. No pictures. 

Sunday afternoon we had lunch at a friends house. 


and so we wrapped up our Eid celebrations. 

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Comments

  1. The dinner looks good - thanks for the link. You are all looking ok with your smiling faces..

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  2. Eid Mubarak to you and your beautiful family!

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  3. Don't you mean Wednesday? Eid started Tuesday night. But Eid Mubarak! Hope you had a good one.

    Jennifer
    Curated by Jennifer

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  4. All wonderful pictures. That dish looks absolutely amazing!! Eid Mubarak to your lovely family.

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  5. Eid Mubarak to you and yours!

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  6. Tasty, tasty celebrations! Happy Eid!

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  7. beautiful celebrations and boy oh boy do those breakfast items look good (and I do not like breakfast food much).

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  8. It looks like you had a wonderful celebration! That use to always be our favorite time to go to the movies - for both of your reasons!

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  9. Hello,
    Sounds like fun times. The desserts look yummy!
    Take care, enjoy your day and have a happy week ahead.

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  10. Belated best wishes for Eid. That second photo is a keeper! As is the third!

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  11. Eid Mubarak, Hena and family! What a lovely photo of the four of you!
    I loved reading about your traditions.
    How wonderful to have that movie theatre almost to yourselves, and I'm sure that breakfast went a long way to put some weight on :-) xxx

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  12. Beautiful smiles for the celebrations
    The food looks outstanding especially the stuffed dates.

    Eid Mubarak!

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  13. Thank you for leaving a comment on my blog so that I could find you. What a lovely space you have and a lovely family to share life with. I have Muslim family who celebrate Ramadan and Eid so I am just beginning to learn about it. What a delicious post-fast breakfast you guys enjoyed!! We only attend movies in the afternoons for both reasons you mentioned. And when I take my granddaughters, they dance in front of the screen after each movie. Something we only do when we have the theater to ourselves.

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  14. Oh wow, those desserts look amazing.

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  15. You guys all look so fab! And the food pics....aaaaaah.....

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  16. Lovely smiles. A happy celebration like most involving food, family and friends, if we're lucky enough to have them. :)

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  17. Just dropped by to say and you all look happy, the food is new to me

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  18. All that food looks incredible! Yum!! We saw Ghostbusters at the theater recently. Our friends thought that there was a discount (there wasn´t, unfortunately, so we paid a fortune, lol)). Your family pictures are great!

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  19. Glad you had a good Eid ~ yummy date creation ~ thanks,

    Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  20. Thanks for sharing your celebrations with us. The food looks yummy!

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  21. Looks like a wonderful celebration! That breakfast looks delicious!

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  22. Happy Eid Mubarak to you and your family! The food look amazing!

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  23. Beautiful pictures of your family! The food looks delicious!

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  24. You all look so smart and I'm sure you enjoyed all the festive food after your days of fasting. :-)

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  25. Eid Mubarak to you and your sweet family. Seems you all had a lot of fun. Stay blessed. Wonderful Post! Have a great day!
    Rampdiary | Fineartandyou

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  26. Eid Mubarak to you and yours!
    The food looks amazing 😋

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  27. Happy Eid Mubarak! All the food looks delicious!

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  28. TFS all the wonderful photos of your family and delicious foods as you ended your fasting.

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  29. Beautiful pics, especially of the family. The food looks yummy.

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  30. Eid Mubarak to you and your family ! The dates - and all the food - looks yummy! Before I retired as a middle school librarian I would often have students who were fasting during Ramadan come to the library during their lunch period. It was such a learning experience for me and other students as we asked questions, learned about traditions, and shared our own. I miss that....but love being retired! Have a great day!

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  31. Looks like you and your family had a very blessed and delicious holiday!

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  32. Those figs look amazing. I wish I could try one. The boys got the movie theatre all to themselves,! That is a funny and wonderful picture. The decorated envelopes are delightful. Kids are so creative when you give them some paper and markers. The Turkish meal looks delicious. The breakfast dishes look really good too. And a lovely photo of all of you.

    ~Sheri

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  33. Anonymous4/16/2024

    What a wonderful celebration!

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  34. Best wishes to you and your lovely family.

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  35. So many things that I am unfamiliar with. The foods, the celebrations. I do learn a lot from your posts!

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  36. Oh my all this food has me hungry :) I love your last family photo :)

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  37. Wonderful pictures! That food looks so yummy! :)

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  38. It sure looks like you had a great time. I wonder if that place you went to has Turkish breakfast? My daughter is obsessed after visiting Turkey.

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  39. You are entitled to eat up a little bit, and the food looks great.

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  40. Happy Eid! All those food pics look absolutely delicious :)

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  41. You have a beautiful family. LOL at the photo of your kids having the theater all to themselves!

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  42. I was hoping you would post about Eid. The food looks fabulous and what a wonderful meal out. That waffle at home? WOW! I love going to early movies -- no one is there (though that surprises me with something like Ghostbusters that might have a bigger crowd.) More than once in the past year, Rick and I have been the ONLY people in the theatre. I love your family photos. You all look lovely dressed up!

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  43. Eid Mubarak! Wonderful, delicious treats you've posted!

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  44. So yummy, nice photos :D

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  45. Anonymous4/19/2024

    What a beautiful family you have... glad you enjoyed Eid celebrations. You always have the best food photos. I just want everything!

    Carrie
    curlycraftymom.com

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  46. What a delicious way to celebrate! Happy Eid! It's nice you got to spend so much time with family, and each of these dishes you have shared look so tasty! :)

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  47. All this food looks amazing! I wish I could have some right now.

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  48. Hello, WOW... all the food looks so good, I would have to sample a bit of everything. :-) You all look so happy, I love your smiles.
    Carla

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  49. All the food pictures look so yummy! Even the dates look yummy and I don't usually care for those! I like going to the movies during the afternoon whenever possible for that very reason! Lol. Looks like you had a wonderful celebration with family and you all look so nice in the pictures.
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  50. OMG what a feast! All these recipes sound delicious!

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  51. you and your family look have fun with celebration...
    # Eid mubarak...

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  52. The dates look amazing. Such a totally tasty treat! I have been having more medjool dates lately myself as a substitute for more sugary treats. They really are so satisfying!

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  53. Thank you for sharing these wonderful pictures.

    All the best Jan

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  54. Awwww Hena I love that last picture! You look fantastic in that color. You and M always look so happy just to be beside one another. All of the food looks amazing but I am particularly partial to dates (I love Medjools) but these look heavenly! Have a great end-of-the-week! xoxo

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  55. Eid Mubarak to you, Hema (sorry I'm so late). You all look wonderful in your fancy clothes, and wow, that food looks amazing!

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  56. Oh, thank you for this walk of lovely and most delicious goodies!

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  57. Eid Mubarak to you and your family. You have shared lovely photos of your family. It looks so fabulous.

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  58. Lovely family pictures and it sounds like good celebrations with great food! Have a great week!

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  59. those sweets look so delicious! Yum. I remember going to a movie once and every seat was empty except mine and hubby's, so it was very odd when a fellow came and sat right behind us in the empty theatre!

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  60. Happy Eid Muburak. All the food looks so delicious.
    Julia x
    https://www.thevelvetrunway.com/

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  61. I hope it's not too late to wish you Eid Mubarak!

    https://www.herlittleplans.com

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