Muslim Festivals Throughout The Year

Festivals, with their rich stories and colourful traditions, are an ideal way for children to learn about other cultures. A Year of Festivals introduces the main religious festivals as they occur through the year. The books include prayers, songs, quotations from religious writings, colourful photographs and fun activities to bring the festivals to life and help children join in the celebrations. Endmatter includes a glossary of important terms, a festival calendar for easy reference, a list of books and useful websites for further information and an index

Packed with photos, songs and prayers, and fun activities, A Year of Festivals invites readers to join in the festivities of six of the world's major religions. From somber days full of reflection and prayer to parades and parties full of games and dancin

A collection of stories on the three major celebrations of Islam.

Celebrate the Islamic Year in your family or at school! You are invited to explore Muslim festivals with this inspiring treasury of stories, surahs, songs, games, recipes, craft and art activities. Folk tales illustrate the core values of Islamic culture with gentle humour and wisdom.

Buddhist Festivals throughout the Year tells the story behind each festival and describes how it is celebrated around the world today.

What do Muslims believe? How do they celebrate what is important to them? What food do they eat during festival time? How do Muslims in the UK celebrate? Read this book to find out the answers to these questions and more. Celebrating Islamic Festivals look at important religious and family days in the Muslim calendar, and gets readers to take part by cooking some of the food central to Muslim celebrations. The book looks at both international and UK examples of Muslim celebrations Infosearch asks the questions you want answered.

The books look at religious stories, celebrations, how people worship and the importance of belonging to each religion. There is a fun, easy-to-make festival-related craft activity at the end of each title.

Eid al-Fitr is a festival celebrated by Muslims on three days of every year. The festival marks the end of another festival called Ramadan. Learn more about the history and traditions of this fascinating celebration in the Festivals around the World series.

The Muslim calendar The Muslim calendar, also known as the Hijri calendar, is a lunar calendar used by Muslims around the world to mark religious holidays and celebrations. It was instituted by the Prophet Muhammad and has been adopted as the official calendar in many Muslim countries. The Hijri calendar has 12 months in the year, each of 29 or 30 days, and a year has about 354 days. The months of the Hijri calendar are: Muharram, Safar, Rabi al-awwal, Rabi al-thani, Jumada al- awwal, Jumada al-thani, Rajab, Sha'ban, Ramadan, Shawwal, Dhu al-Qi'dah and Dhu al- Hijjah. The Hijri calendar is a lunar calendar that begins with the exodus of the Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina, which is considered the year of the Hegira. The year of the Hegira corresponds to the year 622 of the Common Era (CE). So, if we are in 2023 of the common era, we are in the year 1444 of the Hegira. However, it is important to note that the Hijri calendar is a lunar calendar and the dates of the Hijri calendar do not coincide exactly with those of the Gregorian calendar, which is the most commonly used solar calendar in the world today. The Hijri calendar was instituted by Caliph Omar in the seventh century CE and is used by Muslims to set the dates of religious festivals and ceremonies. The dates of the Hijri calendar are about 11 days shorter than those of the Gregorian calendar, which means that Muslim holidays move back 11 days each year compared to the Gregorian calendar. The dates of the Muslim holidays are determined according to this calendar and can therefore vary from one year to another.