Celebrations and Customs

Q: I had a question about people I know are Muslims and they celebrate non Muslim holidays? How is that regarded in Shari'ah?

Q: Regarding birthdays in Islam. Many people say "special duaas for so and so person because it is his birthday today" without saying 'happy birthday' or celebrating in any way. Is this permissible?

Q: Being an Indian Muslim we have to cooprate with our kafir friends, neighbours with there celebrations. Is it permissible?

Q: Are we allowed to eat chocolate Easter eggs all through the year? There's no intention to celebrate Easter and its MJC approved.

Q: Can we celebrate International Women's Day?

Q: If a person is given an ‘Easter Egg’ by a non-Muslim as a gift, what should he do with it?

Q: Here in singapore during chinese new year time, there will be a lot of oranges sold in supermarkets. the oranges are packed in a decorated box, each orange is wrapped in plastic on which written in mandarin, new years greetings or wishes which means more or less "Good Fortune" or similar sentences. The oranges are halal of course but it's the packing that make me uncomfortable to buy them.So is it ok for muslims to eat this oranges?

Q: Is it permissible to hold candlelight vigils/candlelight memorials?

Q: Apart from Salaam & Duas is one allowed to give a gift/s to a fellow Muslim on his / her birthday? Also what is the proper Islamic etiquette to celebrate a birthday?

Q: Is it permissible to greet non-Muslims for their festivals by using words such as "merry christmas", "happy easter", etc?