Lucy Xia/Stuff Khadija Talbi with her husband and her son Omar. The family drove from Hamilton to Auckland to celebrate Eid with the wider community. Khadija Talbi and her family drove up from Hamilton especially for the bigger celebration in Auckland. “It’s great for kids to feel the spirit of Eid, and get a strong connection with everyone,” Talbi said. She wants her son Omar to experience the joy of Eid, she said. DAVID WHITE/STUFF Two men embrace amid the Eid celebrations at Eden Park. “We are all Muslim, different ethnicity, but we’re all here for the same reason,” she said.