Comparsion of Christian and Muslim Religious Holidays

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Christmas:
Christmas is a sacred festival of the Christians. On Christmas Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ the Son of God; born from the virgin mother “Mary” in Bethlehem on the 25th of December 1 C.E. Christians celebrate this once a year on the 25th of December. Jesus Christ was a spiritual leader, the Son of God and Men whose teachings are the basis of Christianity their religion/faith. Although the Church doesn't consider it the most important Christian holiday, Christmas is certainly the most popular, at least in terms of cultural and social significance. The word Christmas comes from the old English word “Cristes moesse” what means “the mass or festival of Christ”. The first recorded celebration of Christmas took place in Rome. The exact date is unknown but it was in the middle of the forth century. Through the years the celebration of Christmas has modernized. Now a days not only Christians celebrate Christmas but also non-believers or followers of a different faith. It has evolved into a celebration of coming together with your family, exchange presents, decorating Christmas trees and attending mass more often then you usually do. Christmas is celebrated so massively that in the U.S.A anole between thanksgiving and Christmas eve the postal service delivers up to 15.8 billion cards, letters and packages.
Easter:
Easter is a movable feast because it is celebrated the first Sunday after the first full moon after March 21, and the exact date of this varies. On this day Christian celebrate the resurrection of Jesus from the dead and his promise of eternal life. For Christians this is another sign of the authority of God and Jesus that Jesus died for our sins are then came back to life. Easter is the single most...

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Eid al-Adha (festival of sacrifice holiday)
Eid al-Adha, or "Festival of Sacrifice", is considered to be the most important festival celebrated by Muslims. The festival is to remember and celebrate the occasion when Allah appeared to Ibrahim in a dream and asked him to sacrifice his son. When this happened the Devil tried to tempt him into disobeying Allah (Allah is the Arabic word for God) ignoring the Devil, Ibrahim went to sacrifice his son; just before he did this Allah stopped him and gave him a lamb to kill instead of his son. This story reflects how loyal and submitted to the will of God Ibrahim was in a very hard situation to Allah and how all Muslims should do the same. Muslims celebrate this on the 4th till the 6th of October every year. Every Muslim is obliged when able to, to buy 3 lambs and everyday slaughter one of them in the three-day feast.

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