The Islamic Festival of Eid…24th September 2015

Eid  is an important Islamic holiday for Muslim communities across the United Kingdom. This event involves many Muslims waking up early and praying either at an outdoor prayer ground or a mosque. People dress in their finest clothes and adorn their homes with lights and other decorations.

Old wrongs are forgiven and money is given to the poor. Special foods are prepared and friends or relatives are invited to share the feast. Gifts and greeting cards are exchanged and children receive presents.  Eid  is a joyous occasion but its underlying purpose is to praise God and give thanks to him, according to Islamic belief.

We had great fun making colourful prayer mats to celebrate Eid…

We gathered together lots of pretty embellishments…

We coloured in our prayers mats with lots of different colours…

It was such fun we listened to some lovely music whilst we thoughtfully used our pens and pencils…

 

 

Our prayer mats looked lovely when we finished them…

 

 

Later on we read a book all about Eid…

We had a lovely day learning about Eid and Islamic culture…