Assalamu Alaikum. Greetings Sri Lankan community. How are you all? I hope by the grace of Allah, you are all doing well. Alhamdulillah, by the grace of Allah, I am also doing well. I pray to the Creator that we are always well.

Today I want to share with you my old Eid memories. Originally, it was a very happy time. We used to celebrate Eid together with our families, relatives, neighbors. But now, due to family conflicts and social degradation, those days are now lost to us.

This is a few years ago, when we all used to celebrate Eid together. Since I lived in the city, I used to come to my village house to celebrate Eid. After coming to my village house, I liked it a lot. Especially, I used to celebrate Eid with my family, grandparents, relatives. Apart from me, my cousins and uncles used to live in the city. Since everyone comes to our village house to celebrate Eid, it feels a lot better. Also, on Eid, my sister's sons, i.e. my nephews, and many other people come to our house to celebrate Eid with us. It feels a lot better when we meet after a long time. The best thing is when we all go to the Eidgah to offer prayers together.

I liked it a lot in the morning on Eid. After waking up, firecrackers were bursting all around. I liked the sound of small boys and girls setting off firecrackers a lot. I was very happy when we wore new clothes for Eid. After waking up on the morning of Eid, I would take a bath to freshen up. After bathing, I would wear new pajamas and Punjabi and leave for Eidgaon with morning prayers. Before going to the Eidgah, we would sweeten our faces with sweets at home. Semai and roti were made and I liked eating them a lot.

Especially on Eid day, offering Eid prayers is very fun. On the morning of Eid day, we would all offer Eid prayers together. Everyone in our village would gather in one place. Moreover, I liked it a lot, including the activities of those who came to the village from outside to celebrate Eid.

We, the rich and the poor of the village, from all walks of life, used to offer Eid prayers together. Moreover, those who came to the village from the city would exchange views and hug each other. Moreover, we would help the sick people in our village together and create opportunities for treatment.

Basically, my memories of those old Eid days are now vivid. Earlier, there was a lot of similarity and love. Everyone in the village was sympathetic and responsible towards each other. However, now, although the other people in the village are doing well, a lot of conflict has arisen within our family. Property and other problems have now caught up with us. As a result, Eid prayers are no longer offered together.

In the meantime, one sad thing is that I lost my grandfather and grandmother six months apart. They are now in the afterlife. Our grandfather and grandmother's home is completely empty. Moreover, other relatives no longer come to our house like before and we do not have good communication with them. This Eid was very difficult this time. Somehow, there was a void in our Eid celebrations.

But I think, very soon this adverse situation will be over. We will be able to offer Eid prayers together like before. The same peace that we had before will still prevail among us.

After a long time, I remembered those old moments of my Eid day. Old days always remain in our hearts as memories. But I think very soon our good times will return again.

Thank you very much for being with the Sri Lankan community. Thank you very much for reading my memorable post.