All the transports become overloaded during then. People have to book their bus, train or launch ticket long before the journey. Specially from the Dhaka most people goes home during Eid. People gathers everywhere in the Streets and Bazars of the home town, they meet with their family, friends, relatives and neighbors, they may not have met for months or even years. Every village home become full during this period. No matter how long the distance is, going home is a must during the Eid for most. Going home: Peoples who usually come to live in the major cities for their profession goes to their home town or village to celebrate the festivals with their families, relatives and friends. Now a day’s peoples are using social network or online technology to send virtual EID greeting cards. Before Eid, temporary Eid cards and sticker shops are seen everywhere on the streets, children buy cards in cheap form there. Children are usually more enthusiast to present Eid greeting cards to their friends and cousins. People sends Eid cards before the Eid to their friends and relatives. Sending Eid Cards: This is a very old tradition of Bangladesh. Specially in the Eid-ul-Adha there are Animal Huts at the renowned open places (Like fields etc) of the country, people buy animals from there for Qurbani. Eid gift is very traditional in the country as well. Punjabi is the most favorite dress during Eid for men. People buy new dresses for themselves, their families, friends and fore families. Preparation of Eid: The Joy of Eid starts long before with shopping. Otherwise the celebrations are similar in many ways. The main difference between Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha are the Ramadan and the Qurbani or sacrifice of domestic animals. Bangladeshi Muslims sacrifice their domestic animals like cows and goats during the Eid-ul-adha. This festival is to commemorate the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim (a) to sacrifice his son as an act of submission to Allah’s command. This is the 10th day of jill-hajj, the 12th month of Islamic calendar. People also call it “ Qurbani Eid” in here. This is the second most important religious festival of Muslims in Bangladesh. The whole month of Ramadan Muslims fasts and does special prayers a lot for the satisfaction of Allah. Eid-ul-Fitr comes on the first day of the Islamic month of Shawwal, after the month of Ramadan. This is the largest religious festival for Muslims. Bangladeshi’s enjoy three to four days of public holidays during each Eid festivals. Everyone, regardless of their religion enjoy the Eid festivals. The happiness and joy of the Eid is spread to all the citizens of Bangladesh. Therefore, the two Eids, Eid-ul-fitr and Eid-ul-adha are two main festivals of the country.
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