Eid-ul-Fitr

Eid-ul-Fitr (or Id-ul-Fitr), often abbreviated to Eid (Id) is an Islamic (Muslim) festival.

Eid marks the end of Ramadan (Ramzan), the Islamic holy month of fasting.

This is a three day celebration, and is sometimes also known as the “Smaller Eid"

The Qur'an (holy book) commands the completion of the fast on Eid, the last day of Ramadan,…

… and recitation of the Takbir (prayer) all throughout the period of Eid.

Typically, Muslims wake up early in the morning and have a small breakfast that includes the date fruit,…

… before attending a special Eid prayer called Salah that is performed in congregation at mosques.

Everyone puts on new clothes, and communal prayers are held in the early morning,…

…followed by feasting, and visiting relatives and friends.

And food is donated to the poor as part of a custom called Zakat-al-Fitr

Eid is celebrated worldwide but larger festivities occur in countries with large Muslim populations,…

…such as the Arabian countries, the Indian sub-continent, Malaysia, Indonesia, etc.

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