"May you rest in peace" or "Happy new year, Eid Mubarak, and may it be returned to you"With these beautiful phrases, Qataris exchange congratulations on the occasion of the blessed Eid Al-Fitr, which are invitations whose owner wishes others well, happiness and joy, and that God accepts his good deeds after the end of the month of fasting, the Qur’an and worship.
And as soon as the sighting of the crescent of the month of Shawwal is confirmed, Muslims in Qatar begin to exchange congratulations through calls and short messages, or through modern applications and social media, such as Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, and other applications and websites.
Muslims in Qatar receive the first days of Eid with applause and takbeer, thanking God for what He has bestowed upon them and completed the blessing of fasting and standing for them, as Qataris flock after the Fajr prayer to the chapels and mosques to perform the Eid prayer and listen to the sermon. This year, the Ministry of Awqaf allocated 590 worshipers and mosques, distributed over all regions of the country, so that the prayer rooms and mosques are close to everyone, to facilitate the performance of Eid prayers. After the Eid prayer ends, the Qataris begin to exchange visits in the councils, where the children and grandchildren visit the council of the elder of the family, and the young children receive the Eidiya from the parents and relatives, which is an amount of money given to the children to bring joy and joy to them and enable them to buy toys or shop with this Eid.
And children in Qatar are more happy with the holiday, as they roam the entire neighborhood (Al-Fareej) to congratulate the neighbors on the holiday and get gifts "Eid"They chant traditional songs and phrases while knocking on the doors of homes.
On the occasion of Eid, Qataris are also interested in holding a feast to which relatives and friends are invited "carcass" Which the people of Qatar are accustomed to, as it is held in the house of the head of the family on the first day of Eid. Preparation for the feast begins early in the morning, which is a dish "piston"(Rice with meat or chicken), and it is usually prepared by the big house, that is, the family house, where the grandfather and grandmother are, and it is the house where family members gather and the well-wishers go to, in addition to sweets and pies, prepared in advance, and prepared on a special table for guests. Well-wishers on the feast are fumigated at the end of the visit, and the oud is then served, after the guests have eaten some sweets and drank Arabic coffee, as the popular proverb says in Qatar (what comes after the oud is back), and here is evidence that the oud is served after the guests are interested in leaving.
The Indian oud ranks first in terms of quality and fragrant scent, and in terms of price as well, followed by the Cambodian and Malaysian oud, which is distinguished by its fragrant scent, heaviness and durability, and the Laotian oud is also characterized by the strength of the scent and the length of its stay in clothes.
Oud prices vary according to its grade and quality, and the oud is weighed in kilograms, and the tola is an Indian unit of weight used in weighing perfumes and valuables. In Qatar, during Eid, families gather and share the celebration, while everyone wears new clothes, so young girls wear dresses, girls wear modern clothes, or embroidered djellabas, while boys and men wear traditional clothes such as the thawb, ghutra and headband, and some of them wear "bisht" over the dress. The bisht is the purdah worn by men in the Gulf over the dress on special occasions. It is made of a special fabric, black, beige, brown or gray, embroidered with gold or silver threads on the edges.
Popular traditional sweets occupies the tables of councils in Qatar during the feast, where a council is not without balaleet, which is one of the popular Qatari dishes that is usually eaten as breakfast on the morning of Eid al-Fitr, as this dish is prepared from vermicelli to which sugar, saffron and rose water are added, which adds to this dish Delicious taste and distinctive flavour. Luqaimat is also one of the most prominent things that are placed on the sweets table during Eid, and it is one of the famous types of sweets in the State of Qatar, as this dessert is spread everywhere in it, and it is more like a cake and its shape is close to the shape of a donut.
One of the manifestations of Eid in Qatar is the keenness of families, in the days preceding this occasion, to sew and buy new clothes, whether for adults or children, as this occasion is an opportunity for everything that is new and for everything that brings joy and happiness into the hearts of Muslims. On this occasion, families are also keen to buy supplies, sweets and fruits, which is called in the popular dialect / Afala / which is presented to visitors and well-wishers on the day of Eid. A few days before the occasion, parents take their children to the tailor and the markets to tailor their clothes and buy other necessities such as the ghutra, the aqal, and the sandals that are worn on the day of Eid, where it is preferable for a Muslim to wear the best and cleanest clothing he has.
On the day of Eid, Muslims in Qatar wake up early to wash, perfume and put on beautiful clothes in preparation for the Eid prayer. On this morning, the streets of Doha are filled with worshipers who have joy on their faces as they head to prayer, driven by longing to listen to the Eid sermon, which is always full of lessons and sermons and reminds us of the merits and purpose of this day.
During the Eid days, Qataris used to leave the main doors of their homes open, which is evidence of their presence and welcome to visitors. Visitation continues on Eid until the noon prayer, when many families and relatives are keen to have lunch together. Among the main ceremonies that are usually held on the occasion of the holidays is the art of the Ardah, where the men in the Ardah are divided into two rows separated by several meters, and the drummers and tambourines stand in the middle between the two opposite rows, and one of the poets or one of the memorizers of poetry stands in one of the two rows half a verse of poetry, and these verses are called / Shelah / The second row responds to him with the part, and this part continues to be repeated several times by the two rows until the poet or what is known as the /al-shyal/ teaches one of the two rows the next part until the /al-shilah ends. The swordsmen also throw them during the parade, and sometimes duel between two people with what is called / deflection /.
During the parade, the men wear the bisht, which is a robe worn over the dress. They also wear the shawls, which is a white dress characterized by long and wide sleeves. Among the Eid celebrations that people have become accustomed to in recent years is the establishment of heritage activities in a number of regions, which take the visitor on a journey to the ancient past in which the ancestors lived with all its moments and details, where you will find a display of ancient handicrafts such as blacksmithing, carpentry, woodworking, perfumery and the way of life of Qataris in the past, in addition to To the old folk performances and arts, while at the same time you see children playing folk games such as “bulbul” and “rolling”. In addition, many bodies and institutions are evaluated on top "Qatar Tourism" A busy schedule of events during Eid Al-Fitr in open areas such as the Corniche, public parks, Lusail Trail, Msheireb, Old Doha Port and other places, as well as other recreational activities in commercial malls.
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