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Islam Festivals Ms Murtagh Islamic Festivals • Like all other religions, Islam has a number of special occasions of celebration. • These occasions are observed with joy, thanksgiving and excitement. Islamic Festivals Islamic Festivals • The two major festivals in Islam each year are : • 'Id-ul-Fitr and • 'Id-ul-Adha. • Id means recurring happiness. Keywords to help with your understanding: • Ramadam: Time of fasting. • Eid: Another name for Id-ul-Fitr – Muslim festival. • Mubarak: Greeting of good will on Eid cards. Islamic Festivals Youtube: Celebrations mark Id-ul-Fitr http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8KQxZKdK8vk Complete your 8ways Enquiry sheet while Watching the clip…… Aim to fill in as many sections of your sheet as possible! Note any new words, sights you see, sounds you hear etc… ALSO: Jot down any questions you have, hopefully you will be able to answer them at The end of the lesson! Customs Emotions Emotions Celebrating Id-ul-Fitr • Copy the following What? headings into Why? your book. • Leave at least When? Lets look at the 5 lines Festival in detail….. between each Where? heading. • Summarise How? each slide into bullet points. What is Id-ul-Fitr? • Id-ul-Fitr festival or Eid-ul-Fitr festival, commonly known as Eid is the most important occasion of Islamic calendar. Why the Celebration? • Ramadan is said to be the holy month of Muslims, it is believed that holy book Qu’ran was revealed to prophet Muhammad during this month by the angel Jibril. • It is believed that during this month the gates of hell are closed and the gates of heaven are open. • The Prophet Muhammad declared the last day of Ramadan as a day of celebration strengthening the feeling of brotherhood. 'Fitr' is derived from the word 'fatar' meaning 'breaking’. The weeks of fasting came to an end. When does the festival begin? • The festival begins with the first sighting of the new moon. • Muslims in most countries rely on news of an official sighting, rather than looking at the sky themselves. Where is the festival celebrated? • Id ul Fitr festival is celebrated by Muslim communities all over the world with great devotion and joy. • Muslims gather in a Mosque or a large open area to offer special prayers of Eid. How is the festival celebrated – Customs: On the morning of the festival, men will cut their hair and nails. Everyone will take a bath and wear brand new clothes. The men will wear white clothes because white symbolizes purity. The women will wear perfume and decorate their hands with henna. Getting Ready! Decorating! • Every house will be filled with decorations and Eid Mubarak cards will be sent. Partying! People visit each other's homes and take part in festive meals with special dishes, beverages and desserts. This will be the first meal Muslims will have had in a month. There are special services out of doors, in Mosques, as well as processions through the streets. Thinking of others! Eid is also a time of forgiveness, and making amends. On this day Muslims distribute all kinds of gifts from, clothes to food or cash to those in need. Task: • Your task is to design a post card for the festival of Eid. • Imagine that you are on holiday in Egypt, Ramadan has just ended, you are writing to to include a special someoneRemember back home in Liverpool. greeting: • Describe in as much detail as you can, the celebrations that you are witnessing on your holiday: • • • • • Why are they celebrating? Ask your teacher for How are people dressed? a template for What are they eating? your card! How are they celebrating? Who are they giving presents too and why? Recap http://www.islamicplayground.com/scripts/pr odList.asp?idCategory=28 http://theeid.dgreetings.com/card/index.html O F T D P I S F U Start-up film L G S R Theme Tune K A E All questions will be linked to all lesson on Unit: 3! J I A H