Good deeds pertaining to Eid:  

1-   Having a bath before going out to prayer: It is confirmed in Imaam Malik’s Al-Muwatta, and other books that Abdullah Ibn Omar used to take a bath on the day of Eid Al-Fitr before going out for Eid prayer.  It has also been confirmed that Sa’eed bin Jubair, may Allah, Subhana wa Ta’ala, be pleased with him, said: “The Sunnah of Eid lies in three acts: Walking to the open field where the prayer takes place, taking a bath, and eating before going out to pray”. Yet on the day of Eid Al-Adha, it is rather recommended that the Muslim eat after the Eid prayer and not before, and first from his sacrificial animal.

2-   Making Takbeer (glorification of Allah, Subhana wa Ta’ala,) on the day of Eid: It has also been reported that Ibn Omar used to make Takbeer whenever he went out for Eid prayer.  Making Takbeer between one’s home and the place of prayer until the Imaam enters the mosque used to be a common practice among the Salaf. Furthermore, Naafi’ Ibn Jubair used to make Takbeer and used to express his astonishment that people did not do so; he would say to them: ‘Why will you not make Takbeer”?   To conclude, it has been prescribed that the Muslims make Takbeer from the moment they leave their homes till they reach the prayer field.

The wording of Takbeer is:  

Allahu-Akbar (Twice)  

Laa-e-laaha illa-Allah.

Allahu-Akbar  (Twice)

Wa-Lillahi Al Hamad.