Throwback Thursday #4 - Fast Breaking Feast

In Egypt, as in other countries, the fast-breaking feast is also called the Lesser Eid or...

العيد الصغير

Because it lasts only three days, while the Sacrifice Feast, which is called the Greater Eid or...

العيد الكبير

Lasts four days.

During the fast-breaking feast, all families are keen on making cookies or...

الكحك

Biscuits and petit fours.

During this festival, there is also a tradition of giving the children of other families a sum of money as a gift.

Children usually wait for it, and they usually buy confectionery treats and fireworks.

One of the most important events on the first day of the fast-breaking feast is the Eid prayer.

Usually, people enjoy performing the prayer or...

صلاة العيد

In parks and in mosques' yards in the open air with families and friends.

Moreover, the majority of young people stay awake the whole night of Eid, waiting for the dawn prayer and Eid prayer that are often between 5:00 AM to 6:00 AM.

Because the majority of young people stay awake, clubs and shops remain open until the morning.

Now, I'll give you the answer to the earlier quiz.

What do the majority of Egyptians have for lunch on the first day of the fast-breaking feast? As we already know, this festival comes after a month of fasting when salty food and any other kinds of food that cause thirst, such as seafood, are less preferable.

Due to this, once Ramadan is over, the majority of Egyptians prefer to have fish and other delicious seafood.

In Egypt, as in other countries, the fast-breaking feast is also called the Lesser Eid or...

العيد الصغير

Because it lasts only three days, while the Sacrifice Feast, which is called the Greater Eid or...

العيد الكبير

Lasts four days.

During the fast-breaking feast, all families are keen on making cookies or...

الكحك

Biscuits and petit fours.

During this festival, there is also a tradition of giving the children of other families a sum of money as a gift.

Children usually wait for it, and they usually buy confectionery treats and fireworks.

One of the most important events on the first day of the fast-breaking feast is the Eid prayer.

Usually, people enjoy performing the prayer or...

صلاة العيد

In parks and in mosques' yards in the open air with families and friends.

Moreover, the majority of young people stay awake the whole night of Eid, waiting for the dawn prayer and Eid prayer that are often between 5:00 AM to 6:00 AM.

Because the majority of young people stay awake, clubs and shops remain open until the morning.

Now, I'll give you the answer to the earlier quiz.

What do the majority of Egyptians have for lunch on the first day of the fast-breaking feast? As we already know, this festival comes after a month of fasting when salty food and any other kinds of food that cause thirst, such as seafood, are less preferable.

Due to this, once Ramadan is over, the majority of Egyptians prefer to have fish and other delicious seafood.