Eid
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- proper noun
- /iːd/
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Eid
- The pilgrimage ends after Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, which will be celebrated on Friday.
My wife gave birth on Eid on April.
- My wife gave birth on Eid on April.
- And then also the BBC broadcasting, you know, the, the, the, the prayers at the mosque to, to mark Eid.
Examples
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He invites you to join him for an Eid Al Adha supper.
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And this is my first Eid back home since I've started YouTube, so pretty big day.
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Every year we would celebrate Eid together with them.
Blog text (8) -
If possible, and if your children are old enough, take your children to see the Eid sacrifice themselves.
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Last Friday on Eid Al-Adha, Muslims sacrificed an animal by hand in the tradition of Prophet Abraham.
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On Friday, more than 150,000 Moscow Muslims kneeled down to perform Eid prayers along streets cordoned off from traffic.
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Muslims offer Eid al-Adha prayers at the Taj Mahal mausoleum in Agra, India.
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Families celebrate Eid by gathering to pray and enjoy a festive meal together.
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Many people attend special prayers at the mosque to commemorate Eid with their community.
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Children often receive gifts and new clothes as part of the joyful celebrations during Eid.
Synonyms
A Muslim festival at the end of Ramadan when people pray and eat special food
A major Muslim festival at the end of Hajj when people sacrifice an animal and give meat to the poor
A Muslim festival when families sacrifice an animal and share meat with the poor
Surface Forms
Etymology
Eid comes from the Arabic word ʿīd, which means 'festival' or 'feast' and carries the idea of something that 'returns' each year, so Eid is a yearly celebration.