SuitabookThe most pleasant festival of sacrifice
Munise Ulker
- Reading
- Before reading, invite your child to notice who helps plan the gathering; afterwards, talk about ways people can include others in a shared celebration.
- Themes
- Community and inclusion: Neighbourhood mothers plan an Eid ul-Adha celebration for local children, children from families in need and children at an orphanage; children prepare gifts for friends and others. The planned invitations and gifts make inclusion part of the celebration’s community focus.
- Several festivals in the same period: The events take place in a year when Eid ul-Adha, Christmas and Hanukkah are around the same time. The festivals provide a time-setting detail.
- Worth knowing
- The story refers to children in families described as needy and to children living at an orphanage; these are part of the community invited to the celebration.