Trinidad and Tobago is a twin island state with a rich cultural diversity. Muslims make up approximately 6 percent of the country's population and Eid ul Fitr is one of the many public holidays that the country celebrates.
Eid, as it is commonly called, marks the end of fasting or the month of Ramadan. The word 'Fitr' means to break and this holiday recognizes the breaking of the fasting period . During Ramadan, Muslims exercise self discipline and self restraint as this is a very religious and significant period for them.
On the day of Eid, Muslims attend mosque where special prayers are held. The common greeting for this day to Muslims is 'Eid Mubarak' which means 'Happy Eid.' Eid is a day of great celebration for the Muslim community and following their morning prayers, they share money and food to those in need as well as to persons in their community.
In Trinidad and Tobago, it is the norm to be invited to the homes of Muslim friends or family to celebrate this joyous occasion with them. Sweets and other delicacies are offered as well as food. The menu on this day is usually roti, curried goat, curried chicken, pumpkin, bhagi and channa and potato. One of the dishes that is anticipated and enjoyed on Eid is sawine.
This is made of vermicelli, milk, spices and nuts and it is absolutely delicious. Sawine is my favourite delicacy during the Eid holiday, what is your favourite Eid delicacy?
I'm personally not into the sweets but I love the "buss up shot" and curried goat. It is my favourite part of Eid.
ReplyDeleteLol, I hear you with that, and curried goat is definitely on the menu for Eid, for me the day is not complete without sawine.
DeleteI love sawine and personally enjoy eating roti and curried goat which is one of my eid favourites
ReplyDeleteHi Keri, the joy of being a Trini, we get to enjoy every religious holiday and partake in their food too!
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