Hala Al Khatib - Beirut
The joy of Eid takes a variety of shapes and colors in the form of decorations that renew homes, and bring joy to the hearts, on an occasion where family, relatives, friends and neighbors meet.
In addition to the delicacies and new clothes remain adornment adha privacy as it is linked to the holiday and the return of pilgrims to their homes after performing the pilgrimage.
Sheep forms have become a large part of the decorations, whether in addition to the decorations of houses or in the tables of hospitality, or in children's toys and in the forms of sweets.
Lamb Cup Cake Tightens Kids (Links) |
Although many decorative elements of roses and paper and plastic shapes are added to the decoration, sheep and their various forms have another delight.
In the old ropes with colored and cut nylon banners at the bottom adorned the roads, especially in villages and around mosques and in public squares.
Today, some municipalities in Lebanon illuminate the streets in different colors and modern techniques, and put Eid congratulations on electric poles, or some billboards on city streets and on the outskirts of highways.
Table for Hajj pilgrimage center (Kaaba) |
Kaaba models and rosaries
In homes, a large number of ornamental species, including lighting and photo frames, are used for tablecloths.
A number of artificial sheep are sometimes distributed on coffee tables and at the corners of the house.
Some people use Kaaba models and rosaries as main and more serious decorations, especially in houses waiting for pilgrims.
Candles with artificial flame or light that also give the atmosphere of the holiday and the decor of the house aesthetic wonderful.
Some women buy ready-made decorations from specialized stores, especially those interested in events early.
Eid al-Adha Sweets in the form of sheep (Links) |
Decorations of the urban home
Other women are keen to coordinate the decorations of the urban areas of the house, devising special decorations, and has taught her children to make them after the use of some videos that teach handicrafts on social networking sites, designing the model of the Kaaba and the form of the Koran (Koran) in addition to the colorful rosaries and the names of Allah , Finished with smiling white sheep.
Some devote entire corners of a green farm to beautiful cardboard, cotton, buttons and watercolors.
The dining tables are decorated with various forms of candies (chocolate) and marzipan (soft almond candy), some of them in the form of lamb, some of which are written Mubarak, accompanied by trays (utensils) intended for boys containing marshmallow (candy marshmallow), and cookies cookies (biscuits chips) ), Susite (sugar lollipops) and others.
The most important Chinese is Maamoul tray and cakes, and some ladies are keen to prepare it home (networking sites) |
Maamoul tray and cakes
The most important Chinese are Maamoul tray and cakes.Some women are still keen to prepare them at home and sometimes they meet to make them together, from famous Eid cakes to sable (biscuits filled with jam) and exotic to Maamoul of all kinds with dates, walnuts, almonds and pistachios.
These trays are adorned in different ways.Some go to the classical crochet piece, which is brushed in the Chinese and put hospitality, and some design a special idea of Eid Vsbnat and embodiments of the image of the Koran and the Kaaba, and others adorned with some spikes of wheat or dried roses, or sheep cartoon and plastic.
The decorations apply to the greeting cards, which have become mostly electronic, as well as to the holidays provided by the parents to their children and the children of relatives and placed in envelopes decorated or wrapped in a stylized artistic way.
Dessert tray decorated with dried flowers (Links) |
After Eid
"Hajj Mabrour and Mshakour thanks" .. This sentence fills the atmosphere of Eid al-Adha, find signs everywhere.
The houses are decorated with palm fronds and colorful lighting, and many colors of decorations and flowers from the entrance of the house to the guest room.
Eid feast continues for some families until the pilgrims return from Mecca, after they spend the Eid there, and they have the duty to offer the sacrifice and circumambulate the Kaaba and perform the rites.
At the front of the house is a table to put souvenirs from the pilgrimage, attended by the pilgrims and waiting for the well-wishers.The pilgrims bring the types of dates, rosaries and Zamzam water and offer them to the congratulations, as well as some gifts to those close to them such as silver rings, gowns and prayer rugs.
The Eid al-Duha keeps the decorations as long as possible because the feast lasts for four days, followed by the pilgrimage reception season. The houses of joy and cheerfulness dominate the houses.
"Hajj Mabrouor and Mishkour" .. Fill the atmosphere of Eid al-Adha (Links) |