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Eid- ul-Fitr
Eid-ul-Fitr is the biggest Muslim festival observed in our country along with rest of the Muslim world. The festival takes place on the day following the Ramadan or the month of fasting. The day is celebrated in our country with great devotion. Big congregations are held early in the morning in cities, towns and villages on this day. Everyone dresses well as they buy new dresses to wear on this day; and every family prepares delicious dishes. Relatives and neighbors visit and hug each other to share the joy of this festival. Folk culture has greatly influenced this festival.

Eid-ul-Azha
Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest festival of the Muslims, is observed in our country along with rest of the Muslim world. It is held marking the Hajj in Mecca on the 10th Zilhaj, the lunar month of the Islamic Calendar. Eid congregations are held throughout the country. The main feature of Eid-ul-Azha is the sacrifice of animals, especially cows and oxen. Animals are sacrificed in reminiscence of Prophet Ibrahim's (AM) preparedness for the supreme sacrifice of his beloved son to Allah. It is a public holiday.

Eid-e-Miladunnabi - the birth day of Prophet Muhammad (sm)
Eid-e-Miladunnabi is the birth and death day of Prophet Muhammad (sm). He was born and died the same day on 12th Rabiul Awal – a lunar month on the Islamic Calendar. The day is a national holiday. National flag is flown atop public and private houses. At night important public buildings are illuminated. Milad mahfil, a religious congregation in respect of the prophet, is held at mosques and houses.
Muharram
Muharram is a month of remembrance in Islamic calendar that is often considered synonymous with the event of Ashura – the day on which Hussain Ibn Ali, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (sm), along with his 72 companions were killed by the forces of Yazid, the second Umayad caliph, at karbala