Muslims around the world today, March 20, begin celebrating one of the two biggest holidays in Islam, Eid al-Fitr.
Eid al-Fitr occurs on the 1st of Shawwal, the tenth month of the Hijri calendar. Muslims are looking forward to this Eid because they have fasted the month of Ramadan, renewed their knowledge and confirmed their obedience to God Almighty. This Eid lasts for three days.
Bajram Sherif Mubarek Olsun is a traditional sentence congratulating the biggest Muslim holiday Bajram in our country, and Bajram barećula is also a common greeting.
Eid Mubarak is the most common greeting that is used all over the world (Russians, for example, say – Id Mubarak). Eid is the Arabic word for holiday, and Eid al-Fitr is called Eid ul Fitr, which means the Feast of Breaking the Fast, while Eid al Adha (Eid al-Adha) means the Festival of the Sacrifice.
Well, in English, German, Italian, Spanish you will congratulate with exactly those words – Eid Mubarak – while in German Bajram is called Zuckerfest. In Danish, Bajram is congratulated with the words – Gelukkige Suikerfeest. German and Danish, let’s add that, sound like sugar festivals because of the translation of the Turkish phrase Seker Bayrami (Ramadan Eid).
In French it is called Aïd Moubarak or Aïd Mabrouk, in Greek it is pronounced the same, and it is written Eid μουμπάρακ. In Swedish it is called Glad Eid, in Finnish Hyvää Eidiä.
Here are the greeting cards in some other languages:
Afghanistan
Akhtar de nekmregha sha = Happy Eid
Albania
Gezüz Bajramin = Happy Eid
Arab world
Eid Saeed – Happy Eid
Kul ‘aam wa antum bi-khayr = May I meet you every year in good health
Eid Mubarak lakum wa-li-‘a’ilatakum = Happy Eid to you and your family
Atamanna lakum Eid sa’id jiddan! Litakun kul a’malakum al-khayyira maqbula ‘ind Allah = I wish you a very happy Eid and may all your good deeds be answered by God
Aad Eiduk or Aad Eidukum = Let Eid come back (again and again)
Taqabalallahu minna wa minkum = May Allah answer both your and my good deeds (sentence used by the followers of Prophet Muhammad)
Bangladesh
Eider shubheccha = Eid greetings
China
开斋节快乐/Kāizhāi jié kuàilè = Happy Eid
Ghana
Ni ti yuun’ palli = Happy new Eid season
Iran
Eid mubarak shaved = Happy Eid
Kurds
Cejna we sakrat be = Happy Eid
Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and Singapore
Selamat Hari Raya = Happy Eid
Turkey
Bayramınız kutlu olsun = Have a happy Eid
Iyi Bayramlar = May the holiday be good
Bayramınız mübarek olsun = Blessed holiday
How to answer?
On the other hand, the most common response to a greeting is the phrase Khair Mubarak, which means also to you/you or may it be good to you/you.
One can also reply JazakAllah Khair, which, when translated literally, means May Allah reward you with good (nowadays it is often used as a regular ‘thank you’).
You can also say Eid Saeed Lakum ‘Aydaan, which roughly means Happy Eid to you/you too, it says Radio Sarajevo.
