{"id":43438,"date":"2016-09-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/43438\/the-best-and-worst-parts-of-eid-al-adha"},"modified":"2016-09-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-09-11T00:00:00","slug":"the-best-and-worst-parts-of-eid-al-adha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/43438\/the-best-and-worst-parts-of-eid-al-adha\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best And Worst Parts Of Eid al-Adha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><big>Adha is upon us, and we all enjoy (or endure) different aspects of it every year. Here\u2019s our lowdown on the best and worst parts of this month\u2019s Eid!<\/p>\n<p>  <b><big><big>1. Vacations<\/b><\/big><\/big><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media0.giphy.com\/media\/mjIJbcUH1Kous\/200_s.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>The best:<\/b> When it falls on a Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>  Five-day weekend b*itches! All you need to do is endure Monday and Tuesday then you\u2019re DONE. Hibernation, celebration, village anticipation, Eid nation woot woot! <\/p>\n<p>  <b>The worst:<\/b> When it falls on a Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>  A measly three day break. Work\/university on Friday too.<\/p>\n<p>  <b><big><big>2. The food<\/b><\/big><\/big><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/1Eb1Pcw.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>The best:<\/b> The kharouf.<\/p>\n<p>  No matter where you go for your Eid shenanigans, you know there\u2019s going to be some epic meat involved. Bring on the succulence and the infinite side dishes that go with it.<\/p>\n<p>  <b>The worst:<\/b> The stabbing of the aforementioned kharouf.<\/p>\n<p>  I\u2019m all for tradition, but if you\u2019ve celebrated Eid like you \u201cshould\u201d, you\u2019ve probably witnessed the brutal murder of a cute little lamb. Depending on what your family\u2019s like, the kill could range from a glorified ceremony with blood spilled on the floor, to a quiet beheading far away from the house. I personally witnessed the celebratory killing of Daisy, my sheepish friend who I visited every day of the pre-Eid week, and was told to not be rude when I cried like crazy after finding out I ate her. Good times. <\/p>\n<p>  <b><big><big>3. The money<\/b><\/big><\/big><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/3oEdvau6GpvNJrKvh6\/giphy.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>The best:<\/b> Getting money.<\/p>\n<p>  Yeah, we know this is pretty much what makes or breaks your Eid. Some people get 10 bucks, some people get cars and diamonds (I\u2019ve seen it happen).<\/p>\n<p>  <b>The worst:<\/b> Having to give people money.<\/p>\n<p>  You knew it was coming sooner or later. Your grandma might still slip a little something to keep the Eid party going, but nothing is worse than your little cousins coming up to you with hopeful faces and hands extended in anticipation of money. Thought number one: Do I look <i>that<\/i> old already? FML. Thought number two: Get out of my face kid, Teta said this change is MINE!<\/p>\n<p>  <b><big><big>4. The quality time with family<\/b><\/big><\/big><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com\/originals\/0c\/aa\/f3\/0caaf32ff1333db10242d543139faa39.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>The best:<\/b> Mountains, family, love.<\/p>\n<p>  Cool breeze, barbeque, children running around\u2026it\u2019s just happiness. <\/p>\n<p>  <b>The worst:<\/b> FOMO.<\/p>\n<p>  Beirut nightlife does not come up short on long holidays. If you\u2019re staying in the city, you\u2019ll have plans by the hundreds. If you\u2019re like the rest of us, a <i>kazdoura<\/i> around the village will just have to do.<\/p>\n<p>  <b><big><big>5. The clothes<\/b><\/big><\/big><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/metrouk2.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/07\/friendsjoey.gif\"width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>The best:<\/b> New clothes.<\/p>\n<p>  Close second to the money is the new digs you get to sport come Eid morning. Shopping with the fam, laying them out the night before\u2026the experience is wholesome excitement at its best. <\/p>\n<p>  <b>The worst:<\/b> Being told you\u2019re too old for new clothes.<\/p>\n<p>  This is the worst if you have younger siblings or relatives. They come back with awesome outfits and you\u2019re back home searching for something in your closet you haven\u2019t worn yet. Why? Because you\u2019re old, and you need to take younger people shopping now. And give them money.<\/big> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><big>Adha is upon us, and we all enjoy (or endure) different aspects of it every year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":416051,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_preview_accessed":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"media-embed-type":[],"class_list":["post-43438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"authorship":[48],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Best And Worst Parts Of Eid al-Adha<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Adha is upon us, and we all enjoy (or endure) different aspects of it every year.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, 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