Eid al-Fitr

Eid al-Fitr means 'festival of breaking the fast' and marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

Muslims around the world are celebrating the three-day Eid al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. Eid al-Fitr means ‘festival of breaking the fast’ and marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Photos: Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr 2022

Muslims all across the world are preparing for the Eid al-Fitr festival as Ramadan, the month of fasting, draws to an end. The dates for this year's events ...

Muslims are observing the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr, typically marked with communal prayers, celebratory gatherings around festive meals and new ...

Millions of Indonesians have crammed into trains, ferries and buses ahead of Eid as they poured out of major cities to celebrate with their families in villages in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country. “It’s not about feasting but about getting together,” he said ahead of the holiday. Ramadan bazaars and shopping malls have been filled with shoppers ahead of Eid and many traveled to their hometowns. “With poverty, no one can celebrate Eid like in the past,” he said. The war in Ukraine and sanctions on Russia have disrupted supplies of grain and fertilizer, driving up food prices at a time when inflation was already raging. Muslim preachers cautioned the faithful to remain vigilant during Eid, which will be observed there on Tuesday. Abed Yassin said he, his wife and three children now receive half the amounts of products — including chickpeas, lentils, rice and cooking oil — which last year they used to get from an aid group. At the largest mosque in Southeast Asia, tens of thousands of Muslims attended prayers Monday morning. “However, we are determined to rejoice,” he added. Many were cautious but poured into Kabul’s largest mosques for prayers on Sunday, when the holiday started there, amid tight security. Violence wasn’t the only cause for worry. Today we can do Eid prayer together again," said Epi Tanjung after he and his wife worshipped at another Jakarta mosque.

Eid al-Fitr is one of two major holidays in the Islamic calendar, but the celebration may sound tricky to pronounce. Newsweek explains exactly how you ...

She told Newsweek: "The feast of Eid al-Fitr follows the fasting month of Ramadan, when Muslims abstain from food and drink from dawn to dusk. The second part of the phrase: "al-Fitr", is pronounced "al fitter", a word sounding similar to "bitter". "Eid" is pronounced "Eed"- in a way that rhymes with the word "feed".

For many Muslims, western holiday celebrations like Christmas once felt like the kind of universal affirmation we could never attain.

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Muslim men offer Eid al-Fitr prayers to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Sunda Kelapa port in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, May 2, 2022.

Millions of Indonesians have crammed into trains, ferries and buses ahead of Eid as they poured out of major cities to celebrate with their families in villages in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country. “It’s not about feasting but about getting together,” he said ahead of the holiday. Ramadan bazaars and shopping malls have been filled with shoppers ahead of Eid and many travelled to their hometowns. “With poverty, no one can celebrate Eid like in the past,” he said. The war in Ukraine and sanctions on Russia have disrupted supplies of grain and fertilizer, driving up food prices at a time when inflation was already raging. In Iraq, fewer shoppers than usual appeared to have visited the capital’s clothing markets this year. Abed Yassin said he, his wife and three children now receive half the amounts of products — including chickpeas, lentils, rice and cooking oil — which last year they used to get from an aid group. CAIRO (AP) — For the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr, the smell of freshly baked orange biscuits and powdered sugar-dusted cookies typically fills the air in Mona Abubakr’s home. At the largest mosque in Southeast Asia, tens of thousands of Muslims attended prayers Monday morning. “However, we are determined to rejoice,” he added. Many were cautious but poured into Kabul’s largest mosques for prayers on Sunday, when the holiday started there, amid tight security. Today we can do Eid prayer together again," said Epi Tanjung after he and his wife worshipped at another Jakarta mosque.

Millions of Muslims in Indonesia have returned to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in full swing Monday after two years of subdued festivities due to pandemic ...

Security personnel were overwhelmed by thousands of shoppers and traders who ignored health protocols. The Istiqlal mosque was totally closed during 2020 and remained closed for congregational prayers in 2021. This is significantly higher than pre-pandemic, when some 30 million people participated in the annual exodus tradition.

Many local mosques are holding outdoor activities like carnivals after congregation prayers and meeting with family and friends after in-person celebrations ...

“They go to their family and friends and they even go to the neighbors and share their Eid gifts,” Azom says. WDET strives to make our journalism accessible to everyone. “Sometimes they exchange or sometimes they exchange the food.”

Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan. The Worcester Islamic Center said by the end of the day, about 8000 people will have gathered there for prayer.

“As you can see, a lot of socialization.” “These kinds of days are the best opportunity for us to recognize broken relationships,” Imum Asif Hirani said. “At the end of the day, that’s the magic.

In Ukraine, some members of a small and diverse Muslim community gathered amid the devastation of the war for morning prayers at the Kyiv Islamic Cultural ...

The weapons: Ukraine is making use of weapons such as Javelin antitank missiles and Switchblade “kamikaze” drones, provided by the United States and other allies. Indonesia is the world’s most populous Muslim country and millions of Indonesians traveled from urban centers back to their hometowns to celebrate. Inside Ukraine, some members of the country’s small yet diverse Muslim population gathered for morning prayers at the Islamic Cultural Center in the capital, Kyiv. Meanwhile, first lady Jill Biden will travel this week to Romania and Slovakia, where she will meet with displaced Ukrainian families. The crowds were a major break from the past two years, when the mosque was shuttered and then closed to communal prayers. Mahmoud al-Madhoun, a Palestinian in the Gaza Strip, was shopping for ingredients to make Eid cookies.

An aerial view of Mecca's Grand Mosque at night, featuring its huge, brightly lit. Muslims perform evening prayers during the holy month of Ramadan in the Grand ...

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