Special Eid stalls attracting female customers
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RAWALPINDI: Stalls selling cosmetics, mehndi and bangles are to be seen everywhere in bazaars, malls, and markets in the city as the women of the city flock to them in readiness for the Eidul Fitr.
As the festival of Eid comes closer, the stalls of beautifully designed colorful bangles, jewelry, cosmetics, and mehndi are a special attraction for female customers as part of their preparation for this blessed occasion. It is an age-old tradition for women to buy these items to present the best and the most colourful attire for the celebration of this joyous occasion.
In Rawalpindi city, such stalls are particularly noticeable in Tench Bhatta, Peoples Colony, Lalkurti, Saddar Bazaar, Chota Bazaar, Moti Bazaar, Raja Bazaar, Commercial Market, Sadiqabad, Rehmanabad, Buni Market and several other markets. Bangles (Kangan and Choriyaan), mehndi tattoos and jewelry/ornaments, are extensively regarded as imperative elements for women, especially on Eidul Fitr which marks the end of Ramadan. Young girls enthusiastically seek to match bangles to the colors of their Eid dresses while decorating their hands with the application of mehndi for the Eidul Fitr festivities.
All this starts in earnest with the start of the third Ashra of Ramazan. Women and children enjoy the hype and the hustle and bustle of Eid shopping. The stall owners make a special effort to decorate their stalls attractively and luring for the shoppers, illuminating them brightly to draw attention and interest. This lends colour and gaiety to the entire shopping experience for Eid. Long may it live
Eid Ul Fitr which brings to close the months of Ramadhan, is indeed a joyous occasion celebrated by the worldwide Muslim community, bringing families, friends, neighbours and communities together. Essentially it is religious occasion which is has become a vehicle for the expression of rich culture and social heritage of a diverse Muslim diaspora.