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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can you tell us more about what Eid is?  They sell stamps to commemorate it at the post office, but I never knew what it was about.[/quote]

Not OP but Another Muslim poster: There are two Eids. The first Eid is Eid-ul-Fitr and it is celebrated at the end of the month of Ramadan. The second one is Eid-ul-Adha and is celebrated at the end of Pilgrimage. The first one is a celebration to mark the end of a month of intense worship and self-sacrifice. In Ramadan Muslims don't eat or drink from sunrise to sunset and abstain from sex during that time also. They do this for two reasons; first is to increase self-discipline and willpower so that a person can resist temptations more, and second is to have more connection to the experience of the poor and so that we are grateful for what we have and have more empathy for those less fortunate.  The celebration goes on for three days and people get dressed in their best clothes and they spend time with friends and family. Kids get lots of presents from everyone and generally people indulge themselves in all kinds of food and treats. 
Eid-ul-Adha recognizes the sacrifice that Prophet Abraham was ready to make for Allah i.e. his son. Muslims believe that at the last moment Allah replaced Ishmael with a sheep. So muslims sacrifice in honor of that tradition also- this is a time when they feed the poor with sacrifice. This is a more somber occasion and it is more celebratory for people who finish the pilgrimage but everyone celebrates it around the world and again for the kids it's a time to get lots of presents and celebrate. [/quote]

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