“The Message of Eid” is an international

poster project organized by Worldwide

Graphic Designers in cooperation with

Summarecon Mall Serpong and the De

sign Alliance Asia to promote further the

social role of design, intercultural dialog

as well as to strengthen social ties spe

cially in the age of social distancing.

Eid literally means a “festival” or “feast”

in Arabic. There are two major eids

in the Islamic calendar per year – Eid

al-Fitr earlier in the year and Eid al-Ad

ha later. Eid is the most important fes

tival celebrated by Muslims around

the world. Eid is a spiritual reflection,

worship, festival of sacrifice, blessing,

mark the end of a month of fasting

and the pilgrimage to Mecca, a prayer

for peace and prosperity of all. Eid is a

day of joy and thanksgiving celebrat

ed by millions of people across the

globe in great joy and happiness. It is

an opportunity for Muslim families and

communities togather for prayers and

feasts. People visit relatives’ and friends’

home, exchange gifts with one another.

They wish one another by saying

Eid Mubarak (Blessed Feast/festival)

a way of expressing celebration and

share their love and affection for one

another.