Traditions a must for Eid

In terms of festivities, Eid-ul-Azha has always had a special place in homemaker Shamsun Nahar's heart, a resident of South Pahartali under Chattogram's Hathazari upazila.

Every year she eagerly awaits the day, thinking of when her father will visit her in-laws' house with freshly cooked meat and hand-made rice flour bread.

"My parents' house is my prime identity. So, every year I wait for their arrival with the  sacrificial gifts," she said.

Sending freshly cooked meat and hand-made rice flour bread to daughter-in-laws' houses is a long-standing practice within Chattogram's tradition.

Following this, every married Chatgaiya woman waits the same way every year.

Sirajul Islam, a 60-year-old father of two daughters and a resident of Anwara upazila, said, "After cutting meat, I go to my two daughters' house every year on Eid day with raw and cooked meat as it's our tradition."

Rokeya Begum, a mother from the port city's Oxygen area, said, "We share our joy with loved ones through the exchange of such sacrificial gifts."

In addition to distributing meat, sending whole sacrificial animals to the daughter's in-laws is also a tradition in Chattogram.

However, sometimes this tradition creates pressure on the lower strata of the society when it becomes mandatory. Still, many people of this region feel that these traditions help them share happiness among each other.