Students celebrate together at Eid al-Adha Festival

Students celebrate together at Eid al-Adha Festival

RMIT’s Islamic Society together with RUSU and universities across Melbourne came together to celebrate Eid al-Adha Festival.

Earlier this week students from RMIT, Melbourne, Victoria, La Trobe and Deakin Universities with support from RUSU celebrated Eid al-Adha at a festival at RMIT’s City campus.  

Eid al-Adha is the second of two Muslim holidays, the other being Eid al-Fitr which is celebrated at the end of Ramadan.  

Eid al-Adha marks the culmination of the hajj (pilgrimage) and is celebrated by Muslims throughout the world.

Stalls were set up in the Alumni Courtyard and offered students a range of delicious food, henna, facepainting, calligraphy, photo booth, games and activities as well as live performances. 

RMIT’s Islamic Society member and Bachelor of Social Work and Social Sciences student, Safiyah, shared her favourite parts of the festival.  

“The best thing about the Eid festival are the different stalls available to students, especially the henna and face painting,” said Safiyah.

Attending the Eid Festival is part of my religious and cultural upbringing, it’s something that we do every year to celebrate the end of hajj which is pilgrimage for Muslims.
Group of students standing together smiling and laughing at Eid Festival Students from RMIT, Melbourne, Victoria, La Trobe and Deakin universities came together to celebrate the Eid Al-Adha festival.

Students from across universities in Melbourne came to RMIT to celebrate with their friends. 

“The best thing about Eid Festival is getting together with the community and your brothers and sisters, especially because you haven’t seen them in a while.”

“There’s a sense of brotherhood, because we haven’t seen these guys for a long time and we’re finally seeing all of them. It's a great chance to celebrate,” shared Deakin University students.

06 July 2023

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