Eid

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Islamic holidays

An Eid is a Muslim religious festival:

• Eid al-Fitr (Template:Lang Template:Transliteration, "Feast of Breaking the Fast"), marks the end of the month of Ramadan
• Eid al-Adha (Template:Lang Template:Transliteration, "Feast of the Sacrifice"), falls on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah and lasts for four days until the 13th day
• Eid-e-Milad an-Nabi, alternate name for Mawlid (Template:Lang), the date of observance of the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad

In addition, Shia Muslims may observe:

• Eid al-Ghadir, an Eid for Shia Muslims which marks the nomination of Ali, Mohammed's cousin, as the successor of Mohammed
• Eid al-Mubahila, an Eid for Shia Muslims which marks the success of Muslims in a peaceful debate with the Christians of the time

People

• Eid (name), list of people with the name

Places

Norway

• Eid Municipality (Hordaland), a former municipality in the old Hordaland county
• Eid Municipality (Møre og Romsdal), a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county
• Eid Municipality (Sogn og Fjordane), a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county

Scotland

• Eid, the Shetland dialect name for Aith, Shetland

See also

• EID (disambiguation)
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