Eid-ul Fithri 1441

'Eid-ul Fithri was celebrated by Muslims on May 24, 2020. This year's 'Eid was celebrated differently due to Covid-19 crisis. In Malaysia, 'Eid fell within the extended MCO period. There have been relaxed conditions for essential business and activities to move. Some form of relaxation is also given to the celebration of 'Eid. People are allowed to visit relatives and friends within the same state but interstate travel are still not allowed apart from essential activities. Even the allowed visits are to be done within a day (as it should - unlike the usual 'Eid month of celebration) and other constraints are put in place. At any one time, there should not be any more than twenty people in the home being visited and social distancing restrictions apply (no salam or hugs).

Our 'Eid began with the breaking of fast together with rendang, nasi himpit and kuah kacang. That night, of course, our mobile phones were busy with virtual 'Eid greetings. We made ours earlier, anticipating the massive online traffic.

The picture in this virtual 'Eid greeting was from last year's 'Eid. This year, we will be celebrating without our second son Ihsan as he is working in Pulau Indah, Selangor (a different state). In fact, he was to be on duty on the day of 'Eid itslef plus several days after as his workmates are mostly from Selangor and they will be spending 'Eid with their families.

Our day of 'Eid began with the family congregational 'Eid prayers in the morning, all dressed up for a photo session thereafter.

One of my brother-in-law is staying in Seremban and we decided to visit soon after. Here are some pics:

After the visit, our 'Eid is pretty much uneventful. My other half and her family members expressed their sadness over their mobile as they are very close to each other. For the family on my side, we already had our 'Eid greetings earlier. A highlight was this video (hope they don't mind me sharing this) send to the family group. It is Geng Wak Long performing with a famous local singer Jamal Abdillah. From the video, I saw my immediate elder brother (the guitarist) has grown a beard. Must say, I do miss them.