Festive Times
Shawwal Moon – Eid Al fitr Begins
Like clock work the new moon for the month of Shawwal 1434 and the ushering in of Eid Al-Fitr (the Festival of Breaking Fast) began this evening at sunset. The moon as beautiful as always was set against a very festively colored sky. I am always amazed at how the moon knows how to dress for the occasion!
It was late by the time I got around to preparing this post after having our last fast-breaking dinner bidding farewell to Ramadan this year, exchanging and opening gifts with my family, I was getting pretty tired, but I wanted to leave you all with a more gift-like photo of the moon. I waited until the moon was close to setting and I created this 4 photo stitched panoramic of the moon just above the Santa Cruz mountains.
The Setting New Moon
To all my Muslim readers, Eid Mubarak! And to all, Peace.
