Eid ul-Fitr, often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. Eid is an Arabic word meaning "festivity", while Fiṭr means "to break fast"; and so the holiday symbolizes the breaking of the fasting period. It is celebrated after the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan, on the first day of Shawwal.
Eid ul-Fitr lasts for five days of celebration and this period is public holidays in which everything is closed. For us this is great because it gave us the perfect excuse to go home and make it 2 weeks:)
Eid ul-Fitr lasts for five days of celebration and this period is public holidays in which everything is closed. For us this is great because it gave us the perfect excuse to go home and make it 2 weeks:)
The beginning of Ramadan is based upon the Islamic calendar and observing the first waxing crescent moon.
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