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Eid under lockdown will be tough - but it can help us understand past hardships | Aisha Riaz

The end of Ramadan is a time to be with family. So this year we will congregate online – a luxury older generations never had

As we approach the end of Ramadan, the Eid al-Fitr celebrations will be taking place this weekend. Yet Eid is going to look and feel very different this year. That for British Muslims it’s taking place in lockdown, through a global pandemic, is painful and heartbreaking.

Eid al-Fitr follows weeks of fasting and marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. It is full of rituals and traditions that involve the entire family: we put on new clothes and attend prayers, followed by a rich breakfast of roasted vermicelli (sawaiyan), sweet halwa and channa curry. The feast continues with an elaborate lunch, at least it does in our household: my mother is not happy until there is chicken biryani, haleem, fried fish, lamb chops and kebabs.

Related: Ramadan during coronavirus may seem disheartening but it's the ideal time for reflection | Heba Shaheed

Aisha Riaz is assistant production editor at the Guardian Guide

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