Eid in Egypt

Eid Mubarak

On the morning of Eid we woke up to the Eid song.  I'm not sure what it is called but they always sing it at the masjid before the Eid prayers.  It was so nice hearing from so many different places.  It was over the loudspeakers and we could hear it really well.   All day people were doing fireworks.  

In the evening we went to Al-Azar Park.  It is located right across from the citadel.  The citadel was the seat of goverment for Egypt.  It was fortified by Salah Al-Din to protect it from the Crusaders in the 12th century.  We haven't been there yet but we saw it from across the park.

While at the park we saw a show by Whirling Dervishes.  It was amazing.  So colorful and exciting.   They sang and danced and whirled.  We were not expecting to see this, but we got there at just the right time.  

It was nice here but we did miss Eid celebrations in Florida.  We usually end up spending all the at the masjid.  One of our meals that day is usually pizza because we are there all day.  We missed getting together with everyone, the bounce house and our friends.  

Today is the Eid dinner at the masjid and we wish we could be there...