Motif
feast following ritual fast
feast_following_ritual_fast
A motif of the Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle family, within the sub-family Timed Prayer, Fasting, and Devotion. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) OF CERTAIN NEGATIVE PRECEPTS IN THE KORN. / SECTION VI. / OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE KORAN IN CIVIL AFFAIRS. / SECTION VII.; lines 7053-7133 confidence: medium
Two annual feasts are described: Id al fetr, the feast of breaking the fast after Ramadan, and Id al korban or Id al adha, the feast of sacrifice beginning when victims are slain at the pilgrimage of Mecca.
The feast of breaking the fast is described as beginning immediately after Ramadan and as accompanied in some regions by public joy after the preceding month of mortification.
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