What it’s like to be alone on Eid?
Muslims celebrate Eid every year after the month of Ramadan and this festivals has a special place their hearts. People say their prayers and greet their relatives and fellow Muslims ‘’Eid Mubarak/Happy Eid’’ and spend time with their families. I used to enjoy this routine every year with my family too until this year of 2021 – I found out what it’s like to be alone on eid.
Starting with Eid Mubarak/Happy Eid. International travel itself, isolates a person in a journey and in new culture and environment but this 14 days quarantine is a cherry on top. My quarantine started since the day I landed in this foreign land and that was Chand Raat (Moon sighting Eve).
Celebrating Eid in Quarantine
I went straight to my quarantine hotel from the airport with a single-human interaction ...