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Eid is a Muslim term which means festival. Muslims throughout the world celebrate three Eid's during a year.

Ramzan is a month of fasting. It is a very strick fast which does not allow even a sip of water during the day. The fast is broken daily after sunset. After the month long fasting, on the day after the new moon, Ramzan Eid is celebrated. This festival is formally termed as Eid-ul-Fitr.

Bakri Eid is celebrated in the memory of Hazrat Ismail's sacrifice. This festival falls about two months and nine days after Eid-ul-Fitr. It is for this festival that Muslims who can afford, go on pilgrimage to Mecca. This pilgrimage is known as Haj. Mutton biriani is the main dish eaten on this day. This festival is formally known as Eid-ul-zuha.

The third Eid that is celebrated with great enthusiasm is Eid-i-milad. This day commemorates the birthday of the Holy Prophet Mohammed.

Each Eid day starts with morning prayer of the mosques and Eidgahs. People wear new clothes. After the prayers they greet each other affectionately with 'Eid Mubarak. They eat Kheer, biriani, sewai, sheer khorma. They offer the same delicacies to guest who visit their homes on Eid days .