IRBID — During the last few days before
Eid Al-Adha, people
across the country start flocking to shops and salons to buy new outfits, get
haircuts, and turn into their best selves before the holiday begins.
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One of the most popular spots during this time are barber
shops. In an interview with
Jordan News, Zaid Abu Al-Hassan, who owns a barber shop
in the city of Irbid, said: "Many people come to the shop two days before
eid, and this continues until the middle of the first day of eid.”
“We didn't get the chance to go home at night, we stayed up
to serve customers 24 hours. This year and the year before, we are obligated to
close the shop at a certain hour due to the defense laws."
Bushra Al-Quwaider, another barber who works in her home,
told
Jordan News that, "Ladies come in large numbers to my house, and
sometimes I need to apologize to many when I see that it is too late for me to
provide them with services. But
these days are an important opportunity for me, as I make more money than I
make in weeks on a normal day. This is very good as we need money to
make up for when we were stuck in our homes during the COVID-19 crisis."
It's not only barbershops that are feeling the Eid Al-Adha
craze. Filtered water shops are also experiencing a spike in traffic.
Ahmed Abu Mousa, who works at a filtered water shop, told
Jordan News, "It's getting crazy, as the work and pressure increases … on
normal days. Of course we don't raise any prices, but on some holidays we get
paid overtime to work more hours and (under more) pressure.”
Sweet shops are also experiencing the same rush. The owner
of one the sweet shop, Amer Al-Zoubi, said in a phone interview that,
"Sales are increasing in very large proportions, and the quantity that one
individual buys is often exaggeratedly large compared to what is usual on
normal days."
This increase in the demand for goods is "one of the
things we used to see on Eid Al-Adha in Jordan," said Majd Ayman, a
citizen.
"It would not be nice to walk around the market in the
few days leading up to eid without seeing the crowding and the large numbers of
people and cars filling the streets.” She said “There is no doubt that we have
to be more careful about our safety, so we go out in small groups, we commit to
wearing a mask and we stay away as much as possible from places that are
overcrowded with people. But to see the market empty before eid is something we
do not wish to happen.”
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