Back to life...

I was too tired to wake up... I was in my dreams in the morning, and when I woke up it was right after noon!

It was officially a holiday, Eid ul-Fitr when all the others were going to the prayers meetings and starting to celebrate, and as the government had suddenly announced it will be a holiday on Thursday, it was officially a start of a three-day weekend!

Later in the afternoon, I was joined with my staff at the office and we went to a funeral ceremony of one of my staffs' mother. It was first time ever for me to step inside a mosque, and obviously my first time to see a Muslim funeral ceremony.
The mourners all gathered in the mosque, inside a large hall that they usually have the prayers, and the men and women were seperated by a curtain. I heard the crying of the ladies behind the curtains and the men started tended to sit in front of the walls or next to the pillars of the mosque, mumbling their prayers looking at a colorful thin book with a green cover filled with Koran verses. The priest was in the front chanting the verses vocally and we were treated with Mango juice which we drank saying the words of blessings to the dead. We were allowed to sit with one's legs crossed and almost everyone was just wearing everyday casual clothes and I was the only one in mourning black. We left after about thirty minutes and my staff told me that it was okay to leave in the middle as the ceremony was about one hour and a half long so the participants can come at any time for any length to show their condolences to the dead.
The rituals are completely different to the ones with the Western or Japanese ceremonies but obviously it was the same that we all mourned and wished for the best to the dead and her family members.

At night, we went out to enjoy some Iranian food with a senior correspondent who is visiting Iran for a week.

yes... it's the most appropriate dinner to invite a guest! kyababs!

they were pierced through a sharp metal rod!

tasty!

many were lined up when we finished... it's normal that people come and eat from around 9PM, but since we always start before 8PM, we always get the best seats without waiting!

PS

our visitor brought me many treats!
oh I can eat rice forever with these!