How eidiyah – the tradition of giving cash to children during Eid – has evolved

How eidiyah – the tradition of giving cash to children during Eid – has evolved

UAE residents explain what the custom means to them and how they use it to teach their offspring about financial values

Shafaq News/ Mahdi Saleh's eyes, 43, sparkle with a mixture of joy and deep sadness as he remembers the first Eidiya he received from his uncle, who came to congratulate them on Eid and had lunch in a friendly family atmosphere. Mahdi says, while straining his memory to take him back to the old days when he was a child who did not know anything about the world except playing: "My father and mother used to buy me new clothes on Eid and give me a …

We live the joy of welcoming Eid al-Fitr after bidding farewell to a blessed month, the month of Ramadan, which we ask Allah to accept our fasting, prayers, and good deeds from us and from you. In the homeland of joy and happiness, the joy is doubled with the keenness of our wise leadership to make its citizens happy through decisions and initiatives that focus on human happiness. Before the happy occasion, and upon the directives of the leader …