Recreational parks attract people during Eid holidays

PESHAWAR: The residents of Khyber Pakthunkhwa visited recreational parks, boats and dams sites where they enjoyed food parties in open besides free swings by children on the third day of Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations.

Keeping alive the rich traditions of hospitality, the people of KP exchanged food dishes and invited loved ones on parties besides distributed sweet, meat and rice dishes in poor doubling their Eid joy.

As per traditions, the people of Peshawar passed the first Eid day at home and spent the second and third day by visiting houses of their loved ones, relatives and friends for exchange of Eid greetings, and sweet gifts besides Eidees in children.

“I came from Wapda Town Peshawar to hand over food and sweet dishes to my married sisters in line of an Islamic rituals,” Zeeshan Khan, a resident of Nowshera told this news agency.“I visited the home of grandfather on third day of Eid and exchanged Eid greetings with him viz a viz his family members.

Such joyful event, which comes after a long time, are creating spirit of love, warmth, unity and brotherhood in the society,’ he said.“The exchange of Eid greetings and distribution of Eidi among children bring people and relatives more closer besides doubled their joys.

“”I collected Rs5000 eidi from relatives and has utilized half amount by visiting parks and Peshawar zoo for recreational activities and donated the remaining amount to orphans children to include them in Eid-ul-Fitre celebrations,’” he said.“Helping needy and poor people double our Eid joys,’ he said.