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lou_uk
10-01-2007, 11:31 AM
Why is more emphasis (in Trinidad and Tobago) placed on Eid ul-Fitr rather than Eid ul-Adha?

Regards
lifehater
10-01-2007, 05:47 PM
I dunno. Maybe you should explain to us (or me) why more emphasis should be placed on eid ul adha.
Falcon
10-02-2007, 05:00 AM
cause maybe it's bigger to most of the world's other muslims?? :|
saltwater
10-02-2007, 07:01 AM
Can someone tell me when is EID.
Solachica
10-02-2007, 07:06 AM
Can someone tell me when is EID.

Could be either the 12th or 13th October.
Depends on the moon sighting
Solachica
10-02-2007, 07:15 AM
December 20th would be Eid ul-Adha I am guessing.

I was always told tht Worldwide Eid ul-Adha was the bigger celebration.....don't know why in Trini it's not. Maybe it has something to do with Eid ul-Fitr being a Public Holiday here and not Eid ul-Adha so you actually see it being celebrated.
lou_uk
10-02-2007, 08:43 AM
Re: EID
by lifehater on Mon Oct 01, 2007 5:47 pm

I dunno. Maybe you should explain to us (or me) why more emphasis should be placed on eid ul adha.


Because around this period muslims exercise the fifth pillar of islam. The Hadj.... I've shared house with muslims from Pakistan and just as Eid ul-Adha appears to be off the radar to TnT's national community, way less emphasis is placed on Eid ul-Fitr.
sapodila
10-02-2007, 10:19 AM
Maybe ancestry has a part to play in the observance of both holidays. Maybe they could not afford to make the trip to Mecca for the pilgrimage back in the days, so they settled for what they could afford.......Eid-ul-Fitr over the Hajj and Eid -ul- Adha. Just my take on the topic.
Triniboy108
10-02-2007, 06:54 PM
Yea, my friend from Bangladesh celebrates Eid al-Adha, her dad is the one who sacrifices the sheep and also they sacrifice a bull, but i have no clue why in trinidad they don't really celebrate it as a major islamic holiday..
Solachica
10-02-2007, 09:30 PM
The President of T&T declared Saturday 13th October as the national holiday for Eid ul-Fitr
vaio
10-03-2007, 03:45 PM
The President of T&T declared Saturday 13th October as the national holiday for Eid ul-Fitr

I guess its official then... but what happens if the moon is sighted for 12th??
sapodila
10-03-2007, 05:02 PM
The President of T&T declared Saturday 13th October as the national holiday for Eid ul-Fitr

I guess its official then... but what happens if the moon is sighted for 12th??
Well yuh no how it is the world over.....they celebrating two days ...sighting the moon or not....and saying "this is de rite day"...."not tomorrow".........happens all the time.
The western hemisphere wants to do what ever the eastern does......yuh no left hand rite hand ting nah!
dhal
10-03-2007, 05:11 PM
maybe eid-ul-fitr is bigger cuz it follows ramadan (in miss the lil shrugging smiley face on this forum)