Is it permissible to use the word "Festival" instead of "Eid" to refer to Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha?
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There is no harm in calling Eid a celebration, because the meaning of 'احتفال' (celebration) is 'الاجتماع' (gathering), and this is realized in Eid, which is a name for what returns of the accustomed gathering. However, it is preferable to use the word "Eid" as it was mentioned in the .
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