Happy Eid and Happy Nowruz to everyone celebrating this Friday and Saturday around the globe.
I know it is not the best time in the Middle East to celebrate anything, or even to be optimistic from a logical and realistic standpoint. But even in the darkest of moments, Eid and Nowruz bring happiness and solace to the believers.
On the occasion of Eid and Nowruz, I am sharing with you this sincere illustration by the famous Egyptian illustrator and painter Hussein Biccar.
Originally of Turkish Cypriot descent, Biccar was a Bahá'í and thus celebrated Nowruz as well.
Now, a word about greetings — "Eid Saeed," or Happy Eid, is what we say in Egypt. "Eid Mubarak" is a newer term imported from the Gulf. And yes, here in Egypt, "Mubarak" will always be Hosni Mubarak first!
Recently, I have noticed many non-Egyptians using "Eid Saeed," and it genuinely makes me happy.
Hussein Biccar immortalised a scene that was once a staple of Egyptian life: a woman and a little boy carrying trays of Eid cookies — kahk — to the bakery, because many families did not have ovens large enough to accommodate the big trays at home.
I am probably among the last generations to have witnessed that scene in Cairo and Giza.
Happy Eid and Happy Nowruz — regardless of everything.
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