While I was making my shopping rounds today one of the stores I went into was Walgreens. From reading the Iraqi bloggers I know that tomorrow is Eid ul-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan. On a whim I went over to the greeting cards section to see if their were any Eid cards there—indeed there were quite a few. In addition there were cards for a holiday about which I knew nothing whatsoever: Diwali. I assumed it was a Hindu festival which turned out to be correct. I’ve now learned it’s called the Festival of Lights.
Every culture has a harvest festival. It’s part of our common human experience.
