Eid mubarak ✨️

Eid Mubarak to everyone! 🌙
Today was the first day of Eid. Unlike our usual Eid routine, instead of going to my paternal aunt’s house, we went to my grandmother’s house because there was a dinner invitation there. The weather has been changing a lot these days sometimes it’s very cold, sometimes normal. This has been happening for the last ten days, with light rain as well. The same happened today: as soon as we reached there, it started raining and the weather turned cold.

Anyway, let’s talk about the gathering. As far as I had been told, only close family members like uncles and aunts would be there. But when we arrived, I found out that many more people were expected. I was honestly a bit shocked because such a big gathering wasn’t part of the plan. Also, I don’t usually attend large gatherings on my maternal side, so I felt a little uneasy seeing so many people.
One reason I don’t visit my maternal relatives often is that I don’t have many cousins there to spend time with, so I usually end up sitting alone. However, I do have one cousin who is my age, and I feel comfortable with her. Even though we meet very rarely, whenever we do, it feels really nice. She has such positive energy, and I truly enjoy her company.
So I invited her to come as well because I knew I would get bored otherwise and she actually came! We took pictures, talked a lot, had food, and spent time together. Because of that, today didn’t feel boring like my other Eids, and I’m really happy about that.
Eid is such a beautiful occasion where everyone comes together, and I feel that on Eid we should put all our worries, sadness, and problems aside for a while. Life is already full of struggles, and they never really end so why not take a little time to relax and feel happy? To me, that’s what Eid is truly about. ✨