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Eid es-Seghir is the name of Eid al-Fitr among Moroccans. Many families have a tradition of buying new clothes for their children during the holiday. Common food choices for eid dinner include couscous, lamb or beef brochettes and others. [51] In the north, musicians play Andalusian music accompanied by fast clapping. [52]
Eid al-Fitr—or Festival of Breaking Fast—is celebrated at the end of Ramadan. Here's more to know about the Muslim holiday, when it is, and how it's celebrated.
Both Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha follow a period of 10 holy days or nights: the last 10 nights of Ramadan for Eid al-Fitr, and the first 10 days of Dhu al-Hijjah for Eid al-Adha. The Night of Power (Arabic: لیلة القدر, romanized: Laylat al-Qadr), one of the last 10 nights of Ramadan, is the holiest night of the year.
As Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting, draws to a close, Muslims worldwide prepare to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, Arabic for “the celebration of breaking the fast.". During the month of Ramadan ...
On Monday, Muslims will celebrate Eid al-Fitr which marks the end of Ramadan, when Muslims are encouraged to engage in dawn-to-dusk fasting. The second Eid, called Eid al-Adha, which is also known ...
English Name Local Name Description Muharram 1: Islamic New Year: Fātiḥ muḥarram: First day on the Islamic calendar : Rabi' al-awwal 12: The Prophet's Birthday: ʿid lmawlid: Shawwal 1: Eid al-Fitr: ʿid sġhīr: Islamic holiday celebrated after the last day of Ramadan: Dhu al-Hijjah 10: Eid al-Adha: ʿid kbīr
Here's what to know about celebrating Eid.
An Eid is a Muslim religious festival: Eid Milad un Nabi, alternate name for Mawlid (مَولِد النَّبِي, "Birth of the Prophet"), the date of observance of the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad; Eid al-Fitr (عيد الفطر ʿĪd al-Fiṭr, "Feast of Breaking the Fast"), marks the end of the month of Ramadan