Celebrating the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha

 

As you can imagine I know little (but am learning) much about Muslims traditions, holidays etc.  Well, last night we found no buses would be running today October 26th because of Eid al-Adha.  So I decided to get on Internet and find out what this is all about.  It is a very important holiday because this is when God appeared to Abraham in a dream and was asked to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience.  Won’t go into detail but when Abraham was to sacrifice he shut his eyes because he could not watch himself doing this to his son.  When he opened his eyes a lamb had been sacrificed and his son was not harm.  Proving to God Abraham’s obedience.

This is just the first part of the day and as things keep going I will document what I learn. 

All the noise started about 6 am and I thought about our Christmas morning how many we had been up that that time.

Everyone gets dressed and oiled up!!!

Waiting for new clothes – new shoes and

underwear all ready!!

These shoes are two big.  Oh yeah

Mom put paper in toe.  She tried and tried to walk – like watching a 12 year

old in their new pair of heals and yes there was very small heals on all girls

new shoes.

Here I am just like Christmas morning

taking off tags, cutting string, and impatient kids wanting their new clothes.

Here is Tieheru’s Oldest daughter all dressed

in new clothes.

Baby brother’s shoes are to big and he is having

none of it but the other two children are ready to go.

See Barbara how big my shoes are!!!

        Here is corner or room sort of like under our Christmas tree.  Going through things that have been purchase looking for something for each person.  It is all clothes and looks like our Christmas when everyone is teenagers and clothes are about all they want except for money. Ha!!!