Eid
Mubarak or Blessed Eid ( Arabic: عيد مبارك, Bengali: ঈদ মুবারক, Persian/Urdu: عید مُبارک, Malayalam: ഈദ്
മുബാറക്, Somali: Ciid wanaagsan in Somali) is a traditional
Muslim greeting reserved for use
on the holidays of Eid ul-Adha and Eid
ul-Fitr. Eid means "Feast" and refers to
the occasion itself, and Mubarak means "Blessed". For
example: "Eid Mubarak, sister!"
Muslims
wish each other Eid Mubarak after acting the Eid prayer. The festivity remains until
the end of the day for Eid ul-Fitr (or al-Fitr) and continues a further three
days for Eid ul-Adha (or Al-Adha). However, in the community sense people
usually celebrate Eid ul-Fitr at the same time as Eid ul-Adha, visiting family
and exchanging greetings such as "Eid Mubarak". This exchange of
greetings is a cultural tradition and not part of any religious obligation.
