We woke to thunderstorms and rain yesterday - Sunday - which is the first time it has rained since I arrived in Kuwait 59 days ago. Apparently, according to the newspapers, the mosques have been praying for rain, and lo and behold, the prayers were answered. It was lovely - fresh, cool and even clean rain that washed the dust off the palm trees and cars, and everything became sparkling and shiny for a while.
It was also the first day of Eid Al Adha, which lasts for 3 days I believe. I think I mentioned in a previous blog that it is the time of slaughtering lambs and having lots of bbqs, with family and friends. I was slightly nervous that we would run into some sheep slaughtering, but whenever I ask people they tell me that these days the lambs are slaughtered away from houses, in special butcher compounds. I'm still not entirely clear what the difference is between buying everyday meat, and buying meat for Eid. Does it mean a whole sheep is always ordered, already cut into thirds - one for the family, one for neighbours and one for the poor? And how is the meat distributed? One Kuwaiti friend told me that her neighbours rang her doorbell at midnight one Eid, and gave her a huge plate of meat. How is the meat distributed to the poor?
Anyway, I suppose I will find out more in time. Meanwhile, Happy Eid to everyone! Eid Mubarak - this means Blessed Eid.
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