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Eid in Our House

العيد في منزلنا

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Eid is my favourite time of the year. A few days before Eid, my mother cleans the house and my father buys new clothes for everyone.

On the morning of Eid, we wake up early and wear our new clothes. We go to the mosque for the Eid . After the , people smile and say "Eid Mubarak!" to .

Then we visit my grandparents. The house is always full of : aunts, uncles and lots of . The give the children money called eidiya. Last year I got two hundred riyals!

In the evening, we usually go to a park to see the . The sky becomes red, green and gold. I always feel happy and at Eid.

Key words · كلمات مهمة

  • wholeكامل، بأكمله
  • prayerصلاة
  • each otherبعضهم البعض
  • relativesأقارب
  • cousinsأبناء العم أو الخال
  • adultsالبالغون، الكبار
  • fireworksألعاب نارية
  • thankfulشاكر، ممتن

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  1. 1.What does the writer's father do before Eid?

  2. 2.Where does the family go after the Eid prayer?

  3. 3.What is eidiya?

  4. 4.What do they see in the evening?