Happy Eid!

Happy Eid to all Muslims out there :)

I second your well wishes and was curious too. Looked it up and learned something new today.

From Wikipedia, link at end if you want to read more.

Eid ul-Fitr, often abbreviated to Eid, is a three-day Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm). Eid is an Arabic word meaning "festivity", while Fiá¹­r means "conclusion of the fast"; and so the holiday celebrates the conclusion of the thirty days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the entire month of Ramadan. The first day of Eid, therefore, falls on the first day of the month Shawwal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_ul-Fitr

NOOO this is not Eid l fitr Sylvia :)

this is it

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Adha

Eid al-Adha (adha -sacrificed) or "Festival of Sacrifice" or "Greater Eid" is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide to commemorate the willingness of Abraham (Ibrahim) to sacrifice his son Ishmael (Isma'il) as an act of obedience to God, before God intervened to provide him with a ram to sacrifice instead.[1] The meat is divided into three parts to be distributed to others. The family retains one third of the share, another third is given to relatives, friends and neighbors, and the other third is given to the poor & needy.

Eid al-Adha is the latter of two Eid festivals celebrated by Muslims, whose basis comes from Sura 2 (Al-Baqara) Ayah 196 in the Qur'an.[2] Like Eid ul-Fitr, Eid al-Adha begins with a Wajib prayer of two Raka'ah (units) followed by a sermon (khuá¹­bah).

The word "Eid" appears in Sura al-Mai'da ("The Table Spread," Chapter 5) of the Qur'an, meaning 'solemn festival'.[3]

Eid al-Adha is celebrated annually on the 10th day of the 12th and the last Islamic month of Dhu al-Hijjah (pilgrimage) of the lunar Islamic calendar.[4] Eid al-Adha celebrations start after the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia by Muslims worldwide, descend from Mount Arafat. The date is approximately 70 days (2 Months & 10 days) after the end of the month of Ramadan, i.e. Eid-ul-Fitr. Ritual observance of the holiday lasts until sunset of the 13th day of Dhu al-Hijjah.[5]

I learned something else today, there are two Eid's.

I think if the full name was given each time, it would be easier to understand that there were two and reading about them, they are at different times as I understand it. I enjoy learning about new cultures and this has been a good exercise in learning today.

Lol there are many Eids..

since eid= festival.

it's the 2nd name, that matters :P

> and Sylvia that's great

Ooooh, happy day!