Faith and Culture Ambassadors meeting

This week, our faith and culture ambassadors met to discuss the upcoming Eid al-Adha after half term in June, and learnt about how it differs from Eid al-Fitr. The Islamic calendar follows the 12-month lunar calendar which the dates of both Eids change each year.

Eid al-Fitr - which means 'festival of the breaking of the fast - is celebrated at the end of Ramadan, a month when many adult Muslims fast.

Eid al-Adha - which means 'feast of the sacrifice' - is celebrated just over two months after Eid al-Fitr, at the same time when many Muslims perform the Hajj pilgrimage.

It was interesting to hear about what makes these two celebrations unique and special. Our ambassadors then had the choice to either design personalised greetings cards to be reproduced and handed out during Eid al-Adha next term, or to create an information poster detailing all about both Eids, with their similariries and differences. Examples of both will be shared on our website when the children have finished.