Hoping for an Eid like it has always been

After two years of observing the festivities on a curtailed scale due to the pandemic, we are once more celebrating Eid just like the good old days. Ramadan 1443 has been a special time for us, not only for the sacredness associated with the month, but also because it coincided with the Bengali new year. The prospect of yet another summer Eid seems bright, and then there is always that hope that Eid day will be a blessed one, and we shall all rejoice to our heart's content.

 The holy month of Ramadan is drawing to its end, and our Eid preparations are almost complete. The upholstery has been cleaned. The décor at the home front changed. Shopping for new clothes complete, except for a few last-minute purchases. The ingredients have been accessed, and the spices procured to make sure the grand Eid luncheon is one to savour. 

 For two years, we lived in constant fear and even the joys of Eid were overshadowed by this persistent fear for our lives. The evils of the Coronavirus have not left us for good, but is no longer stopping us from going on with our lives like before. We spent the days of Ramadan through fasting and abstinence, and now as set to celebrate Eid ul Fitr in the grandest fashion.

 Eid Mubarak everyone.