Islam is one of the world's religions, almost all the holidays are connected with the worship of Allah and his main prophet Muhammad. To have an idea of what holidays are celebrated in Islam, one should first of all know that their dates are consistent with the lunar Islamic calendar and do not coincide with the Gregorian calendar, differing from it for 10-11 days. Followers of Islamist teaching are called Muslims.
Holidays of Islam
Muslims all over the world have two major holidays of Islam, which are often called holy holidays - Uraza Bairam (feast of breaking up) and Kurbanbairam (feast of sacrifice). For some reason, it was Kurban-bairam who gained wide fame throughout the world from these two holidays of Islam and is traditionally considered even the adherents of other religious teachings the main holiday of Islam. Kurban-bairam has its own special traditions, which are strictly observed by Islamists. The day starts with morning ritual bath (ghusl), then new clothes are put on whenever possible, and the mosque is attended, where prayer is listened, and then a special sermon about the meaning of the Kurban-bairam rite. (Eid al-Arafat is marked on the eve of the Eid al-Arafat: pilgrims make a sacred ascension to Mount Arafat and Namaz, and all other Muslims are ordered to fast on this day.) After a festive prayer and listening to the sermon, the sacrificial rite itself takes place - Cut a healthy, sexually mature animal (ram, cow or camel), without any external flaws (lame, one-eyed, with a broken horn, etc.) and well-fed. They fill it with a head in the direction of Mecca. By tradition, one third of the sacrificial animal remains for the preparation of festive meals for the family, one-third is not given to rich relatives and neighbors, a third is given as alms.
Religious holidays in Islam
In addition to the large Muslim holidays, there are certainly such people as:
Mawlid - celebration of the Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad (or Muhammad);
Ashura - Day of Commemoration of Imam Hussein ibn Ali (grandson of the Prophet Muhammad). It is celebrated on the 10th day of Muharram (the month of the lunar Islamic calendar), which coincides with the celebration of the Muslim New Year (the first decade of Muharram);
Miraj is the day of veneration of the Prophet Muhammad's ascension to Allah and the preceding event of his marvelous journey from Mecca to Jerusalem.