Bairam

[bai'rɑ:m]

Definition

(n.) The name of two Mohammedan festivals, of which one is held at the close of the fast called Ramadan, and the other seventy days after the fast.

Edited by Gail

Definition

n. the name of two Mohammedan festivals—the Lesser Bairam lasting three days after the feast of Ramadan and the Greater Bairam seventy days later lasting four days.

Checked by Lanny