The end of Ramadan is marked by three days of celebrations. Eid begins at sunset on the last day of Ramadan. We noticed all of the mosques holding services at sunrise the next day as you can see in the photo above. Police were controlling traffic and protecting pedestrians. Every mosque had long lines of cars parked on the highway. We also noticed on Wednesday and Thursday many people headed out for picnics in the countryside. Uzbeks really enjoy setting up a day camp alongside a river, up in the mountains at a site with a nice view, or just on the side of the road. They get a makeshift grill going to roast shashlik, and the kids are running around and flying kites and extended families are generally enjoying the fresh air and relationships with family and friends. It felt a bit like our 4th of July weekend.
We had a nice Friday at home. I played paddleball for the first time with friends. It is between pickle ball and tennis and I enjoyed it. I felt it was an easier form of tennis. We hosted friends over on Friday night for dinner. The weather is finally nice so we cooked quesadillas in our outdoor kitchen and it was a night full of laughter and good conversation.
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