Eid Mubarak and Diwali
This coming week sees the celebration of two very important religious ceremonies — Diwali, the start the Hindu New Year on Saturday followed by Eid-ul-Fitr at the start of next week marking the end of Ramadan which is celebrated in the Muslim community and beyond.
Both are important as celebrations for friends and families and are celebrated throughout Britain and, of course, well beyond their own communities.
Yesterday I had arranged to meet a Muslim friend for lunch. He had readily agreed to my suggestion but, of course, was unable to eat or drink until dusk. He had been too polite to remind me of Ramadan.
‘Eid Mubarak and Diwali greetings to all those in our Muslim and Hindu communities’
