1. Eid al-Fitr: This festival marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. Muslims celebrate with prayers, feasts, and gift-giving.
2. Eid al-Adha: This festival commemorates the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son Ishmael. Muslims slaughter animals and distribute the meat to the poor and needy.
3. Mawlid al-Nabi: This festival celebrates the birth of the Prophet Muhammad. Muslims hold special prayers, recitations of the Quran, and processions.
4. Ashura: This festival marks the martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Imam Hussein. Shiite Muslims commemorate the event with mourning rituals, including self-flagellation and chest-beating.
5. Lailat al-Qadr: This night is considered to be the holiest night of the year, and Muslims believe that the Quran was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad on this night. Muslims spend the night in prayer and worship.