#eidmubarak

Eid Mubarak

The photo above was taken today in Gaza City as people gathered for morning prayers to celebrate Eid al-Fitr this year. This celebration is inextricable from mourning. Israel has destroyed 1,109 out of Gaza's 1,244 mosques, so residents were forced to perform Eid prayers in small open-air prayer spaces, streets, or tents in displacement centers.

The quote over this image was said to me today by my friend Mahmoud. He has been separated from his family in Gaza, unable to return to them for three years due to Israel's control over crossings. For three years he has only been able to have a phone call with his family on this holiday to send them love and peace. He has not been able to hug them or share a meal with them.

Eid al-Fitr is a festival of breaking the fast, but in Gaza it remains extremely difficult to afford enough food due to merchants raising prices in response to Israeli imposed border-closures. I asked how his family is faring and he said that they send their love and "they, by God, depend on what you send from the campaign. They currently have no source of income other than donations."

Please continue to send donations to Mahmoud's family. My wife @cannilyuncanny hosts the campaign and transfers all donations directly to his sister Mahrah (@mahrahpalestine) in Gaza. The campaign is vetted by @90-ghost and was shared by fairuzfan.

Kurban Bayramı sadece et paylaşmak değil, kırgınlıkları da bölüşüp azaltmaktır…

Bazıları kalbe dokunur, bazıları yaraya.

Ama yine de biz; kin değil sevgi taşıyanlardan olalım. 🕊️

Dost görünenin de, düşman olanın da bayramı kutlu olsun.

Çünkü karakter, insana nasıl davranıldığıyla değil; onun nasıl davrandığıyla belli olur.

I’m curious, if you don’t mind me asking, what’s the green pattern item that they are holding? (The one Silver is wearing).

We don’t have that in my culture, so I got curious. ☺️💚🌺

Hope your Eid it going well 💞💞🌸🌸

Eid Mubarak to you too, Hanaaa! ✨💞🫂🎇

So, we call those green things ‘Ketupat.’ It’s a common tradition in Southeast Asia, like Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, and Singapore, during Eid. It’s made from woven young coconut leaves stuffed with rice. It’s basically just rice, but more compact. It tastes plain, so you eat it with other dishes like opor ayam, rendang, sambal kentang, and more (≧∇≦)

Finally finished it, happy Eid everyone even though everyone is done celebrating it haha

But I am Malaysian, so I'm not lol

Gotta be one of my favourite pieces I made this year just because I get to implement my culture for Eid and onto my favourite cookies ✨

Here's one without the background to admire the render better :

Okay.... this took longer than intended .... ((shaking red-eyed emoji))

Eid Mubarak!