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Celebrate EID-UL-FITR Safely

This is the festival of the breaking of the fast and comes at the end of Ramadan and at the start of the first of Shawwal, the tenth month of the Muslim calendar.

This is the festival of the breaking of the fast and comes at the end of Ramadan and at the start of the first of Shawwal, the tenth month of the Muslim calendar. This Eid is known as the “Small Festival”, al-Eid-al-Saghir, as it lasts only three days compared with the four days of Eid-ul-Adha, the “Festival of Sacrifice”. It is a time for almsgiving: the charity of the fast, Zakat-ul-Fitr, which is paid during Ramadan, must be paid before the Eid prayer. This is a time for new clothes, good food and presents for children. The festival is a time for family get-togethers and contact with friends, especially with those who live far away. The community will assemble for Eid prayer at the mosque or at a large place which will accommodate the whole community of the town or village. The traditional greeting is “Eid Mubarak” – a happy and blessed Eid.

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