Eid as a name may refer to:
Islamic holidays
An Eid is a
Muslim religious festival:
* ''Eid Milad un Nabi'', alternate name for
Mawlid
Mawlid, Mawlid an-Nabi ash-Sharif or Eid Milad un Nabi ( ar, المولد النبوي, translit=mawlid an-nabawī, lit=Birth of the Prophet, sometimes simply called in colloquial Arabic , , among other vernacular pronunciations; sometimes , ) ...
(, "Birth of the Prophet"), the date of observance of the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
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Eid al-Fitr
, nickname = Festival of Breaking the Fast, Lesser Eid, Sweet Eid, Sugar Feast
, observedby = Muslims
, type = Islamic
, longtype = Islamic
, significance = Commemoration to mark the end of fasting in Ramadan
, dat ...
( ', "Feast of Breaking the Fast"), marks the end of the month of Ramadan
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Eid al-Adha ( ', "Feast of the Sacrifice"), falls on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah and lasts for four days until the 13th day
In addition, Shia Muslims may observe:
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Eid al-Ghadir, an Eid for Shia Muslims which marks the nomination of Ali, Mohammed's cousin, as the successor of Mohammed
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Eid al-Mubahila, an Eid for Shia Muslims which marks the success of Muslims in a peaceful debate with the Christians of the time
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Eid-e-Shuja', an Eid for Shia Muslims which marks the end of the mourning period after the events of Karbala
Places
Norway
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Eid, Norway, a former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county
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Eid, Hordaland, a former municipality in Hordaland county
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Eid, Møre og Romsdal, a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county
Scotland
* Eid, the Shetland dialect name for
Aith
Aith, (Shetland dialect: Eid, Old Norse: ''Eið'', meaning Isthmus, cf Eday), is a village on the Northern coast of the West Shetland Mainland, Scotland at the southern end of Aith Voe, some west of Lerwick.
Aith lies on the B9071 that runs sout ...
, Shetland
See also
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EID (disambiguation)
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