Residents of Afghan capital celebrate Muslim holiday

Описание: (23 Feb 2002)

1. Man riding bicycle in street
2. Exterior of housing block
3. Wide shot of children outside block
4. Mid shot of children
5. Washing hanging from windows
6. Interior of flat of Haji Ziahudin
7. Various guests arriving
8. Various of guests eating snacks and drinking tea
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Noori, guest:
"This Eid is very nice and very beautiful because also last night and tonight there was raining and snowing which was very nice because after three years drought years it is very good news for our people that our farmers will have enough irrigated water for the spring and their land. They are very happy and this Eid is very nice and very happy Eid for us."
10. Mid shot of people in the house
11. Wide shot of feast

STORYLINE

Residents in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, visited friends and relatives on Saturday, the second day of Eid al-Adha or the Muslim "Feast of the Sacrifice".

In this Kabul apartment, friends exchanged presents and discussed the recent wet weather - which they hope may bring some relief to a country devastated by years of drought.

They also sat down to enjoy a feast of sweets, biscuits and nuts.

The Eid festival is regarded as the most important feast in the Islamic calendar.

It commemorates God's gift of a ram to Abraham as a substitute sacrifice for his son - a central story in Islam, Judaism and Christianity.

Traditionally, Muslim families slaughter a goat or sheep, and invite friends and relatives to their houses to celebrate the three-day feast.

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