More & more Muslims are marking the Dec 31st cross-over night to the new year, whereas the Islamic new year is usually in September.

Does it support Islamic teachings??

Who cares what they celebrate?

ikorodureporta:
More & more Muslims are marking the Dec 31st cross-over night to the new year, whereas the Islamic new year is usually in September.

Does it support Islamic teachings??

The emboldened refers, I don't think it does. Infact, it doesn't.

Well South West muslims will celebrate it wether Islamic or not. One of the reasons I love my Yoruba friends, I know of no other people as liberal as them in this country.

when your friends celebrate, celebrate with them and when your friends mourn, mourn with them.

you don't need an imam or a preacher to tell you when to be and when not to be happy.

just be happy.

wow this na wise word from me,

Y not if not.
everybody has the right to celebrate it, we all made it to a new year this doesn't have to be attached with religious sentiment

∆ If dem like make dem celebrate. Na dem know... As far as I'm concerned, the Gregorian calendar is the most widely recognized calendar all over the world. Any other calendar could be for personal or religious reasons ∆

It isn't but they will anyways.

i dnt think this call for misunderstanding or anything.it is a new year and everybody have right to celebrate it be it muslim, christrian and those traditional worshippers.we are to celebrate God for keeping us alive in good health,you can add yours.pen down!!

I saw this post in my family fb meanwhile my other family including me celebrate all

No!

They have their own calender. But still you'll still find our calender in their houses and i begin to wonder why they keep deceiving themselves.

ANIMAL FARM: A MUST READ!

Pardon me, but i think your education is not complete if you've not read George Orwell's Animal Farm. It was a WAEC text for decades... Just to refresh your memories, i visited an online site and pulled these character sketches of three of the major characters from that timeless classic...
I didn't mention anyone's name o! Enjoy the read...

NAPOLEON:
While Jones' tyranny can be somewhat excused due to the fact that he is a dull-witted drunkard, Napoleon's can only be ascribed to his blatant lust for power. The very first description of Napoleon presents him as a "fierce-looking" boar "with a reputation for getting his own way." Throughout the novel, Napoleon's method of "getting his own way" involves a combination of propaganda and terror that none of the animals can resist. Note that as soon as the revolution is won, Napoleon's first action is to steal the cows' milk for the pigs. Clearly, the words of old Major inspired Napoleon not to fight against tyranny, but to seize the opportunity to establish himself as a dictator. The many crimes he commits against his own comrades range from seizing nine puppies to "educate" them as his band of killer guard dogs to forcing confessions from innocent animals and then having them killed before all the animals' eyes.
Napoleon's greatest crime, however, is his complete transformation into Jones — although Napoleon is a much more harsh and stern master than the reader is led to believe Jones ever was. By the end of the novel, Napoleon is sleeping in Jones' bed, eating from Jones' plate, drinking alcohol, wearing a derby hat, walking on two legs, trading with humans, and sharing a toast with Mr. Pilkington. His final act of propaganda — changing the Seventh Commandment to "ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL / BUT SOME ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS" — reflects his unchallenged belief that he belongs in complete control of the farm. His restoration of the name Manor Farm shows just how much Napoleon has wholly disregarded the words of old Major.

SQUEALER:
Every tyrant has his sycophants, and Napoleon has one in Squealer, a clever pig who (as the animals say) "could turn black into white." Throughout the novel, he serves as Napoleon's mouthpiece and Minister of Propaganda. Every time an act of Napoleon's is questioned by the other animals — regardless of how selfish or severe it may seem — Squealer is able to convince the animals that Napoleon is only acting in their best interests and that Napoleon himself has made great sacrifices for Animal Farm. For example, after Squealer is questioned about Napoleon's stealing the milk and windfallen apples, he explains that Napoleon and his fellow pigs must take the milk and apples because they "contain substances absolutely necessary to the well-being of a pig." He further explains that many pigs "actually dislike milk and apples" and tells the questioning animals, "It is for your sake that we drink that milk and eat those apples."
"Each time the animals complained about excessive hunger and difficulties, Squealer (the clever pig) would tell them that things were much better than the time of the humans (when Mr Jones was in charge). He also would go on to say to them that no matter how difficult things might get, it will never be as bad as when Mr Jones was in charge of the farm. The majority of the animals were very dumb (especially the sheep) and believed everything Squealer told them."

BENJAMIN
As horses are known for their strength, donkeys are known for their stubbornness, and Benjamin stubbornly refuses to become enthusiastic about the rebellion. While all of his comrades delight in the prospect of a new, animal-governed world, Benjamin only remarks, "Donkeys live a long time. None of you has ever seen a dead donkey." While this reply puzzles the animals, the reader understands Benjamin's cynical yet not-unfounded point: In the initial moments of the rebellion, Animal Farm may seem a paradise, but in time it may come to be another form of the same tyranny at which they rebelled. Of course, Benjamin is proven right by the novel's end, and the only thing that he knows for sure — "Life would go on as it had always gone on — that is, badly" — proves to be a definitive remark about the animals' lives. Although pessimistic, he is a realist.

Is a question of choice

You are not required to do cross over prayers. The believer should always pray intensely throughout the year as every day comes with its own blessings and challenges.

I tink say mynd go put am for islamic section