Eid as a name may refer to:

Islamic holidays

An Eid is a Muslim religious festival:

  • Eid al-Fitr ( ', "Feast of Breaking the Fast"), marks the end of the month of Ramadan
  • Eid al-Adha ( ', "Feast of the Sacrifice"), falls on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah and lasts for four days until the 13th day
  • Eid-e-Milad an-Nabi, alternate name for Mawlid (), the date of observance of the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad

In addition, Shia Muslims may observe:

  • Eid al-Ghadir, an Eid for Shia Muslims which marks the nomination of Ali, Mohammed's cousin, as the successor of Muħammad
  • Eid al-Mubahila, an Eid for Shia Muslims which marks the success of Muslims in a peaceful debate with the Christians of the time

People

  • Eid (name), list of people with the name

Places

Bangladesh

  • Eidgarh Union, Cox's Bazar District, Bangladesh
  • Eidgaon Upazila, Cox's Bazar District, Bangladesh

Norway

  • Eid Municipality (Hordaland), a former municipality in the old Hordaland county
  • Eid Municipality (Møre og Romsdal), a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county
  • Eid Municipality (Sogn og Fjordane), a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county

Scotland

  • Eid, the Shetland dialect name for Aith, Shetland

See also

  • EID (disambiguation)