The Eid al-Fitr holiday includes three days of festivities after a month of prayer and dawn-to-dusk fasting for Ramadan, when observant Muslims abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex as a way to test their faith.

First responders will learn about homemade and improvised devices as well as safety steps for areas where the devices are found.

Police say an employee found the semi-automatic handgun in a bag the the man’s son brought to a day care center in Hallowell in April.