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Eid in the Park is a free event/ [1] [2] festival for people of all faiths [3] [4] inaugurated in 2006 and hosted by the Mayor of London on the first Saturday after the Islamic religious holiday of Eid al-Fitr which marks and celebrates the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan at the Trafalgar Square in Westminster, London, England [5] [6] from 12 noon to 6 pm. [3] [4] [7]
Historically, the festival was celebrated in many parts of England and involved the playing of divination games with apples. The festival was known as Bite-Apple night in places such as Wednesbury ( Sandwell ) and Bilston ( Wolverhampton ) [ 93 ] when people went "Clementing" in a similar manner to Souling.
The Eid festival held April 13 at the Worcester Islamic Center celebrated the end of Ramadan with kids' games, a bouncy house, face-painting and fun.
A festival is an event celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect or aspects of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national holiday, mela, or eid. A festival constitutes typical cases of glocalization, as well as the high culture-low culture interrelationship. [2]
Commemorating Eid al-Adha. Eid Fest 2024 marked the celebration of Eid al-Adha, which is celebrated by Muslims across the world. Eid al-Adha marks the culmination of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca ...
As the first holiday of the summer, Whitsun was one of the favourite times in the traditional calendar, and Whit Sunday, or the following week, was a time for celebration. This took the form of fêtes, fairs, pageants and parades, with Whitsun ales and Morris dancing in the south of England and Whit walks, Club Days and wakes in the north. [18]
Eid al-Fitr, the joyous festival marking the end of Ramadan, is a time for reflection, gratitude, and cherished connections. As we bid farewell to Ramadan, the month of fasting and self-discovery ...