Today is the first day of the 3-day holiday of Bajram (you may know it by its Arabic name of Eid, but in Bosnia they use the Turkish word Bajram). Its a huge holiday in Bosnia involving lots of food, family and gifts. We weren't paying attention and just figured out two days ago that it started today. Since Islamic Holidays are linked to a lunar calendar, they move, so its not like Christmas which has a set date, or Thanksgiving which is always the last Thursday in November; instead Bajram moves all over the calendar.
Anyway, we didn't have time to do much, not to mention its hard to make a big deal out of holidays here since we don't have any family to visit and no one else around us is celebrating this holiday. But I did make some Baklava for Miran, since that is the traditional desert served in Bosnia on Bajram. I just made a small pan since its so sweet we eat it very slowly.
Yummy, yum, yum!
ReplyDeleteI wonder, did the "neighbors" across the street play a role in your realizing it was time? I agree with Mary - yummy!
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