Eid
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Eid may be Arabic for "festival" (English pronunciation: /ˈiːd/; Arabic: عيد ‘īd), a Norwegian place name, or an acronym.
Eid or EID may refer to:
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[edit] Islamic, Arab and Persian festivals
- Eid ul-Fitr (Arabic: عيد الفطر ‘īdu l-fiṭr "Festival of the Fast Breaking"), marks the end of the month of Ramadan
- Eid al-Adha (Arabic: عيد الأضحى ‘īdu l-’aḍḥā "Festival of the Sacrifice"), Greater Eid, or Eid-e Qurban , celebrated to commemorate prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son for God
- Eid-e Nowruz (Persian: عید نوروز eyde nowruz), celebrated on Nowruz and marking the first day of spring and the beginning of the Iranian year as well as the Baha'i year
- Eid Mubarak (Persian: عید مبارک eyd mobârak, from the Arabic عید مبارﻙ ‘īd mubārak, lit. "bless you on this festival") or ("Have a good blessed festival"), a greeting used by Muslims during Eid ul-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.
- Eid Milad an Nabi (عيد المولود نبي) ("Festival of the birth of the Prophet"), one of several names for Mawlid
- Eid al-Milad (Arabic: عيد الملاد īdu l-milād "Festival of the Birth"), Arabic phrase for Birthday.
- Eid al-Ghadeer, the day of Eid for Shia Muslims that marks the nomination of Ali, prophet's cousin, as the successor of the prophet
- Eid al-Mubahila, the day of Eid for Shia Muslims that marks the success of Muslims in a peaceful debate with Christians of the time
- Eid E Shuja, the day of Eid for Shia Muslims and marks the end of the mourning period after the events of Karbala
- Eid prayer (صلاة العيدين) (salatu'l-`idayn), prescribed in the first year after the hijra
[edit] Places
- Eid, Norway, municipality in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
- Eid, Hordaland, former municipality in Hordaland, Norway
- Eid, Møre og Romsdal, former municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway.
[edit] Acronyms
- Ecological interface design, design framework for complex sociotechnical systems
- Electronic identity card, smartcard used for proof of identity
- Emerging infectious disease, term for an increasingly prevalent infectious disease
- Emotional instability disorder, psychological condition formerly known as borderline personality disorder (BPD).
- (usually "EID") -- a certain kind of employee ID, especially the kind assigned (one per person) to employees at companies who use PeopleSoft software.
- End-to-end distance
[edit] See also
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