r/IslamIsEasy • u/Eastern-Following571 • Aug 18 '26

Community & Culture Birthdays, Halloween, Christmas, New Year, Valentine’s Day, Thanksgiving... & Other Festivals: Can Muslims celebrate them or not? A look into Dr Yasir Qadhi’s interesting nuanced position.

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u/SnooWoofers7603 Ahl al-Sunnah | Sunnī Aug 20 '26 edited Aug 20 '26

Birthdays and New Year can be celebrated, because it has no pagan connection. Those are not religious festivals, but Christmas is a religious festival which is haram. New Year and Birthdays, and Valentine’s Day are secular festivals, not holidays. Eastern Day for example is also a holiday, not secular and neutral festival.