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Major Billy · 01-19-2002, 11:12 PM

What does this U.S. postage stamp say:

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Sakpo · 01-20-2002, 07:40 PM

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<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A7407-2001Nov23" target="_blank">The Washington Post:</a>:

Designed by calligrapher Mohamed Zakariya, of Arlington, the stamp displays the Arabic words Eid Mubarak, or "Blessed Feast," with the gold Arabic letters written in Turkish-style calligraphy on a royal blue background. The words "Eid Greetings" also appear on the stamp.

Apparently those phrases refer to two Muslim holidays.

Euromutt · 01-21-2002, 02:35 AM

To fill you in on the nature of the Eid: Eid al-Fitr is the feast to celebrate the end of Ramadan, and Eid al-Adha takes place a lunar month later. Both are Arabic terms; the Turkish term is Bajram, and this is still used in former parts of the Ottoman empire in Europe (Albania, Bosnia and the Sandjak, specifically).

Sauron · 01-31-2002, 06:59 PM

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<strong>What does this U.S. postage stamp say:

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The text says, "Eid Mubaarak".

Others have said what the "Eid" festival is all about. The text just says, "Blessed Eid", or "Happy Eid."

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Euromutt Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The Netherlands (the Kingdom of the Dammed) Posts: 687	To fill you in on the nature of the Eid: Eid al-Fitr is the feast to celebrate the end of Ramadan, and Eid al-Adha takes place a lunar month later. Both are Arabic terms; the Turkish term is Bajram, and this is still used in former parts of the Ottoman empire in Europe (Albania, Bosnia and the Sandjak, specifically).

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