Eid Mubarak!

The month of Ramadan is almost over. It will apparently end tomorrow night, if the new moon can be spotted somewhere in the Kingdom. 

Fasting days will give place to the Eid-al-Fitr festivities, where families will gather, new clothes will be worn and money will be given to the children. 

Ramadan is a very nice time for Muslims, it's supposed to be a time of peace, generosity, kindness. All the streets were decorated, there were many special offers in the shops, it would almost feel like Christmas in the western world. 

Our local supermarket dressed up for Ramadan

The avenue at the corner of our compound, looking festive

Despite of all that, I must admit that I'm happy Ramadan is over, since it's a quite boring time for non Muslims: there's virtually nothing to do during the day, and the business hours are all messed up, some shops opening in the morning, others in the afternoon, and most of them only opening after 9 pm. 

I wish Eid Mubarak to my Muslim readers, and I'm happy to get back to business as normal!