Today is Mawlid, or Mawlid an-Nabi, the day that Muslims observe as the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad. Different Muslim countries observe the Prophet’s birth with processions, celebrations, and prayers.
On the Islamic calendar, the day is the 12 Rabi. The Prophet Muhammad's birth date is uncertain, but 12 Rabi was declared a holiday by the Ottomans in the 16th century CE, although it had been celebrated for a long time prior to that. Here is a Britannica article about the day: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/370339/mauled
(From the 2015 Interfaith Calendar of the Diversity Awareness Partnership of St. Louis---see dapstl.org for more information---and various online sources.)
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