What is Eid?
Eid al-Adha "Festival of Sacrifice" or "Greater Bairam" is a religious festival celebrated by Muslims all over the world. It is when Muslims sacrifice a goat, sheep, cow or a camel, sending meat to poor people as a donation. It marks the end of the Pilgrimage or Hajj for the millions of Muslims who make the trip to Mecca each year and pray 5 times a day. They like to tell Allah what they are thinking and hope for him to help them, and remember Ibrahim and Ishmael's courage and devotion to God.
On this day famiy, children, friends gather and celebrates this festival happily. Many muslims across the world and especially in Australia people travel to Mecca for celebrating Eid al-Adha.
When is Eid?
Begins in the evening of Monday, 2 May and ends in the evening of Tuesday, 3 May
Activities:
- Inviting families or providing a Middle-East feast for the staff and children to celebrate the meaningful gathering.
- Intentional teaching: How many people across the world including Australians travel to Mecca to gather and celebrate Eid al-Adha.
- Discuss how different cultures and religions celebrate different days, however celebrated in the same concept as family gathering, time of giving and acts of kindness.
- Baking cookies of Eid - Click the following link for the reciepe: https://cleobuttera.com/middle-eastern/fabulous-kahk-eid-cookies/
- Reading books to children about Eid Al-adha and learning more about the festive season their family, friends, neighbours and people in the community celebrate - https://childrenslibrarylady.com/books-for-ramadan-eid/
- Centre project - Raising money or hamper collecting and donating to the poor where staff, families, children.
For further acitivity ideas click on the following link: https://www.twinkl.com.au/resources/topics/festivals-and-cultural-celebrations/eid-ul-fitr