Al-Ahram Weekly Online   20 - 26 December 2007
Issue No. 876
Features
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Holy day


On the eve of the Eid, people are busy buying and selling. The holiday is an occasion not only for a meat feast but for new clothes as well, especially for children. Inflation has left some pouting in despair, but the majority are still battling it out at the market, filling the streets and spreading a sense of festivity. Baking, window-shopping or having the best haircut of a lifetime: the Feast of Sacrifice brings people together and raises them above the sadness of everyday.

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