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I find it irritating when a friend posted a tweet on Twitter saying: “Happy Ied-al-Adha to those who celebrate it”. I would prefer the italic line dropped altogether. Why can’t we all, regardless of our different faiths and religions, celebrate holidays together? Of course religious holidays are meant to commemorate a sacred event for a particular faith, but there are always universal values involved in all of them. In Eid-al-Adha, for instance, we sacrifice cows and goats and donate their meat for the less fortunate to eat. Now, is there a religion in the world that says giving to the poor is not a noble thing to do? I would be surprised. Despite being a Catholic, for almost all my life I have always celebrated other religions’ holidays to the extent that is feasible. On Eid-al-Fitr, on my family’s the dinner table there is always ketupats, chicken opor, rendang, and other sorts Eid foods. My day’s schedule is full of ‘silaturahims’ to friends ‘and family’s homes to convey apologie