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Getting ready for Eid
Thursday, October 4, 2007
6:20:00 AM EDT
The bazaars are now brimming with people getting ready for Eid. It is fun being part of the crowd with a common goal of getting ready for the big occasion.
In the U.S., one can go to the malls during Christmas but cannot share the same enthusiasm of people buying gifts for their families. I commented to Saman about how different the focus of Giving is between the two holidays. You depart with cash in both cases, but in Christmas, you are buying gifts for your close friends and family, who, in turn, are going to give you back gifts. So the net monetary loss is not significant. Sometimes, you can end up in positive, depending on the types of gift you gave and the ones you received in return.
However, the giving that occurs during Ramzan is strictly one-way. You give with no tangible return expected. I am not saying that no charity occurs in the other faith, it obviously does. But so it does in our faith. In both cases, people give throughout the year. However, it is the difference of giving in these two particular holidays that is worth mentioning.
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6:20:00 AM EDT
Getting ready for Eid
The bazaars are now brimming with people getting ready for Eid. It is fun being part of the crowd with a common goal of getting ready for the big occasion.
In the U.S., one can go to the malls during Christmas but cannot share the same enthusiasm of people buying gifts for their families. I commented to Saman about how different the focus of Giving is between the two holidays. You depart with cash in both cases, but in Christmas, you are buying gifts for your close friends and family, who, in turn, are going to give you back gifts. So the net monetary loss is not significant. Sometimes, you can end up in positive, depending on the types of gift you gave and the ones you received in return.
However, the giving that occurs during Ramzan is strictly one-way. You give with no tangible return expected. I am not saying that no charity occurs in the other faith, it obviously does. But so it does in our faith. In both cases, people give throughout the year. However, it is the difference of giving in these two particular holidays that is worth mentioning.
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