An Islamic festival or holiday, particularly one of two major Muslim celebrations: Eid al-Fitr (festival of breaking the fast) and Eid al-Adha (festival of sacrifice).
From Turkish 'bayram' or Arabic 'bairam,' possibly from Turkic or Altaic roots meaning 'festival' or 'celebration,' used across Islamic cultures for major holidays.
Bairam reveals how cultural vocabulary flows across languages—this single word for major Islamic holidays entered English, French, and Russian from Turkish, showing how trade and contact shaped our vocabulary.
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