Eid often lives in memory not just through rituals, but through the people we share it with. For Sarika Sabah, the festival is tied to moments of togetherness—some joyful, some bittersweet—but all deeply meaningful in shaping how she remembers Eid today.

She fondly recalls one particular Eid that still lingers in her heart. “My uncles and cousins live abroad, but there was one Eid when we were all together—it was when my grandfather passed away,” she shares. Though she was very young and cannot recall the exact year, the feeling of that rare reunion remains vivid. “I don’t really remember the year, but the memory of our entire family being united feels so fresh. It was the first time we were all together during a festival.”

The memory carries a quiet emotional weight—grief intertwined with an unexpected sense of closeness, as distance dissolved and family gathered under one roof.

Sarika also looks back fondly on her Eids in Rangpur, where the celebrations had a charm of their own. “We loved chand raat—the night before Eid,” she says. “We would feast together, have so much fun on the rooftops, and all the cousins would stay over.”

“It always felt like a little picnic,” she adds.

For her audience, Sarika will also be seen in several projects this Eid, including “Premer Pathshala”, “Razzak Shabana”, and "Porechhi Mayay” among others. Even as her work keeps her busy, Eid, for Sarika, remains rooted in those shared moments that turn into lifelong memories.