This Islamic holiday, which marks the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, first emerged in a large and festive form in Egypt under the Fatimids. In Turkey, the Ottomans made it an official state holiday in 1588 under the name Mevlid Kandil. Which holiday is this?

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Mawlid. Mawlid celebrates the birth of Muhammad. The custom of marking it with a big festival first grew up in Fatimid Egypt, and the Ottomans in Turkey adopted it as an official holiday in 1588 under the name Mevlid Kandil.