٠٠:٠٣:٢٧Damascus residents shared their thoughts on Tuesday ahead of Eid festivities, reporting the dramatic increase in prices which consumers have faced.
"We are very upset because of the high prices. I bought second-hand clothes because I couldn't buy new ones," Khawla, a local, said.
"Eid now is very much different from the past. We used to buy many luxury goods as jobs were available, but now we cannot even buy basic goods," another local, Um Ahmed, commented.
Many workers also experience impact from high prices for goods going up, with trader Walid al-Masri explaining: "With 50,000 Syrian pounds (19,9 USD, 18,27 EUR) people were able to buy various kinds of sweets made of pistachio and walnut. Now things have changed as prices skyrocketed; 500,000 SP (200 USD, 182,48 EUR) is now equal to 50,000 SP. So, most people cannot afford to buy basic goods."
Eid al-Adha, or the 'Feast of the Sacrifice,' is one of the most important festivals in the Muslim calendar as it celebrates the prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son when ordered to by Allah.
This year, the holiday will last from June 28 to July 1.
Syria: Damascus residents 'very upset' over high prices ahead of Eid holiday
Damascus residents shared their thoughts on Tuesday ahead of Eid festivities, reporting the dramatic increase in prices which consumers have faced.
"We are very upset because of the high prices. I bought second-hand clothes because I couldn't buy new ones," Khawla, a local, said.
"Eid now is very much different from the past. We used to buy many luxury goods as jobs were available, but now we cannot even buy basic goods," another local, Um Ahmed, commented.
Many workers also experience impact from high prices for goods going up, with trader Walid al-Masri explaining: "With 50,000 Syrian pounds (19,9 USD, 18,27 EUR) people were able to buy various kinds of sweets made of pistachio and walnut. Now things have changed as prices skyrocketed; 500,000 SP (200 USD, 182,48 EUR) is now equal to 50,000 SP. So, most people cannot afford to buy basic goods."
Eid al-Adha, or the 'Feast of the Sacrifice,' is one of the most important festivals in the Muslim calendar as it celebrates the prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son when ordered to by Allah.
This year, the holiday will last from June 28 to July 1.
Damascus residents shared their thoughts on Tuesday ahead of Eid festivities, reporting the dramatic increase in prices which consumers have faced.
"We are very upset because of the high prices. I bought second-hand clothes because I couldn't buy new ones," Khawla, a local, said.
"Eid now is very much different from the past. We used to buy many luxury goods as jobs were available, but now we cannot even buy basic goods," another local, Um Ahmed, commented.
Many workers also experience impact from high prices for goods going up, with trader Walid al-Masri explaining: "With 50,000 Syrian pounds (19,9 USD, 18,27 EUR) people were able to buy various kinds of sweets made of pistachio and walnut. Now things have changed as prices skyrocketed; 500,000 SP (200 USD, 182,48 EUR) is now equal to 50,000 SP. So, most people cannot afford to buy basic goods."
Eid al-Adha, or the 'Feast of the Sacrifice,' is one of the most important festivals in the Muslim calendar as it celebrates the prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son when ordered to by Allah.
This year, the holiday will last from June 28 to July 1.