Id ul-Fitr |
Official name | Eid, Eid ul-Fitr Arabic: عيد الفطر (meaning Feast of the Breaking of the Fast) |
Also called | Idul Fitri, Hari Lebaran (Indonesia); Hari Raya Puasa, Hari Lebaran (Malaysia); Shemai Eid (Bangladesh); Ramazan Bayramı (Turkic) |
Observed by | Muslims |
Type | Religious holiday |
Significance | Marks the end of Ramadan, the fasting month |
Date | 1 Shawwal |
2007 date | 12 October/13 October |
2008 date | 1 October |
2009 date | 21 September |
Celebrations | Prayer, giving gifts and charity, visiting family and friends |
Observances | Salaat |
Related to | Ramadan, 29-30 consecutive days of fasting (during daylight) |
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