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Eid ul-Fitr
The Feast of Breaking the Fast, a major Islamic festival celebrating the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting, and commencing on the first day of the tenth month of the Muslim calendar (Arabic Shawwāl).
Term Variants: Eid ul-Fitr, Id ul-Fitr
How this term should be used
When referring to Eid ul fitr, you can describe it as a major Islamic festival celebrating the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting.
Eid al Fitr – sometimes known as the Lesser Eid – begins at the sighting of the new moon on the eve of the first day of Shawwal [1] . It is a joyous occasion on which children receive gifts, sweet dishes are prepared as a form of celebration and Muslims take the time to meet their friends and relatives. According to Campo, “to prepare for the holiday, each person is obliged to offer charity for the needy during the closing days of Ramadan.” [2] This particular form of almsgiving is known as Zakat al-Fitr.
