Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 21, 1995

After the morning prayer, we got busy with TV; Before the moment of handing over the year, he used to broadcast a ceremony from Imam's shrine. Then Ayatollah Khamenei's message was broadcast, followed by my message. After breakfast, I read the bulletins. Those who wanted to come to the spectacular Eid were told that we have no plans to visit.

Efat also went to Imam's house to console their first Eid. He said that they have complained about happy programs on TV last night. In the evening we went to Imam's shrine. Hassan Agha [Khomeini], [Mohammed Ali] Ansari, [Mahmoud] Boroujerdi and... were waiting for us. I recited a fatiha inside the shrine and we sat for a while at the graves of Ahmad Agha and the Imam. People gathered, expressing their feelings. From there we went to Golzar Shahada and then to Haftir Martyrs area. There we also encountered a wave of people's emotions. I spoke with some of the martyrs' fathers.

We went to the [Mehrabad] airport and immediately flew to Kish. Efat and Yasser and some relatives and bodyguards were with them. We arrived in the evening. It has rained well in Kish and the weather is very pleasant. In Tehran and most parts of Iran, we had rain in these two or three days.

After the prayer, we walked for a while on the beach. The children gathered and we went to dinner as a group. They have built a good kitchen and brought in a person from Gachsar to manage the restaurant. He used to be the manager of Gachsar Hotel and brought yogurt and native chicken. We negotiated with Mr. [Mahmoud] Vaezi, [Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs], Mohsen and Mehdi, etc., about the situation of the Caspian Sea and oil tanks, the consortium agreement and the internal situation of Afghanistan. After dinner, I gave Eid to the children and wrote my memories.