2006-09-04 23:44:48 · 22 answers · asked by eitemad_eitemad 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Halloween
of course it is possible to celebrtae eid with christmas, in fact this year Eid-ul-Adha is coming in dec. and i think it is around christmas....so yeah it is possible....
2006-09-05 07:17:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Depends on what you mean by celebrating them together. This year, Eid al-adha falls in the same week as Christmas, but this is only a coincidence, and by no way means that they have the same significance. If you come from a house with both Christian and Muslim roots, I suggest talking with your family about incorporating the two, as long as the meaning for each is distinct.
2006-09-06 13:33:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Celebrate Eid as Eid, because Eid does not concern with the pagan festival of soltise or what not neither does it associate with the birth of Jesus, and muslims don't celebrate birthdays regardless of whether Jesus is a prophet or not.
Another point to be aware of is that this isn't actually the day Jesus was born, they just felt like sticking it on the same day as the pagan festival.
2006-09-04 23:47:42 · answer #3 · answered by hints_dont_work 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
NO! Even if they occur around the same time, they have completely different meanings. They have nothing to do with each other. One might celebrate both holidays, but not together! This would lower the special meaning Eid has for us, anyway - we should give it special significance, not lump it with something else.
2006-09-08 02:36:49 · answer #4 · answered by Mahira 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Impossible, it's just a clash of cultures, either Eid OR Christmas...
2006-09-04 23:51:25 · answer #5 · answered by Holly the second 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically if one of your parents is Muslim and the other is Christian you might as well celebrate any one of the holidays you like. Because the Muslim religious calender is set on the lunar calendar, Eid changes dates every year so there might actually come a time when it coincides with Christmas.
And as others have said, Muslims do accept Jesus as a prophet of God so hence they might as well celebrate his birth if they feel like it and/or they are liberal enough.
2006-09-04 23:55:05 · answer #6 · answered by prmnnt_trz 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes this year because eid el-adhaa is on 31 dec. 2006 & 1,2,3 jan 2007
2006-09-08 02:10:08 · answer #7 · answered by MidoTheHawk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Both can fall close together. Also, if you are friendly with people of both religions and interacting with both, you can celebrate their festivals with both.
2006-09-07 07:22:10 · answer #8 · answered by yakkydoc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily celebrate. But if people are tolerant of each others religions they should at least acknowlege and observe each other festivals.
2006-09-05 01:13:21 · answer #9 · answered by malcy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
not really as the 2 are on different days! but it is possible for Muslims to take part in Christmas to an extent!,,, after all they believe that Jesus was a prophet and therefore it is okay to celebrate his birth
2006-09-04 23:48:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋