Look at these examples:
Note that:
- when talking about the celebration in a general context (at Christmas), you use the preposition à + [célébration];
- when you're talking about the very day of the celebration (on Christmas Day), you use le jour de + [célébration].
Case of Eid = l'Aïd
As Aïd starts with a vowel, we use à l' or le jour de l', in order to ease the pronunciation.
Also see Using prepositions with name days, like Saint Valentine's Day
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