When I was a kid growing up, the best thing about Ramadan was the prospect of Eid. Aside from all the food, which I’ll touch on another day, we had in our family the brilliant tradition of Eidee, which is basically when your aunties and uncles all bribe you with CASH-MONEY to visit their homes. Seriously, the deal was:
1. Wear nice clothes
2. Eat loads of dessert
3. Get loads of CASH-MONEY
4. Listen to boring small-talk.
Now one of these is clearly not like the others, but in the scheme of things, I think as kids we all understood that the deal on the table getting was a pretty good one.
Being a little older now, and aside from the odd enthusiastic aunt or uncle who makes it awkward by trying to hand you a fiver, I’ve pretty much outgrown Eidee. At the same time, being single, for reasons unbeknownst to me, somehow exempts me from giving Eidee in the Unwritten Rules, which is a brilliant vindication of my lifestyle.
In my immediate family, we’ve exchanged gifts on Eid, which is a problem given we’re multiplying like bunnies. We’re running a Secret Santa scheme for the last couple years to address this, and it’s been brilliant. I can’t say whom I’ve got, but they’re going to be dead chuffed.
1. Wear nice clothes
2. Eat loads of dessert
3. Get loads of CASH-MONEY
4. Listen to boring small-talk.
Now one of these is clearly not like the others, but in the scheme of things, I think as kids we all understood that the deal on the table getting was a pretty good one.
Being a little older now, and aside from the odd enthusiastic aunt or uncle who makes it awkward by trying to hand you a fiver, I’ve pretty much outgrown Eidee. At the same time, being single, for reasons unbeknownst to me, somehow exempts me from giving Eidee in the Unwritten Rules, which is a brilliant vindication of my lifestyle.
In my immediate family, we’ve exchanged gifts on Eid, which is a problem given we’re multiplying like bunnies. We’re running a Secret Santa scheme for the last couple years to address this, and it’s been brilliant. I can’t say whom I’ve got, but they’re going to be dead chuffed.
Peace. x
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