This week Sycamore have been busy learning new facts about ‘Islam’ and the festival of ‘Eid’.
We have been learning that;
- Islam is a religion.
- Muslims are people who follow Islam.
- Eid is a Muslim festival, celebrated at the end of Ramadan.
- Ramadan is when grown up Muslims do not eat or drink during the day. We also learned a special word for not eating and drinking called fasting!
We have also been learning about and exploring some of the ways Muslims prepare for, and celebrate Eid.
We learned that;
- Muslims say ‘Eid Murbarak’ to their friends and family during the festival.
- ‘Eid Murbarak’ means ‘Have a blessed Eid’.
- Muslims celebrate Eid by wearing new clothes.
- Muslims enjoy sharing meals with their family and friends.
- Homes are decorated with lots of colourful decorations.
- Muslims go to the Mosque to pray.
- Muslims see their friends and family and give each other cards and gifts.
- Women and girls decorate their hands with Mehndi pattens - which is a form of body art.
We have enjoyed a range of celebratory activities in class that included:
- making a card for someone special
- designing our own Eid outfit
- designing our own mehndi patterns
- sharing foods with our friends
- creating colourful decorations for class
Sycamore Eid 2021
