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, Shetland
See also
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EID (disambiguation)
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