One of the most important occasions of the Islamic calendar is Eid-Ul-Fitr or Id-Ul-Fitr festival, commonly known as Eid. Eid denotes the end of 'Ramadan', the month of fasting and beginning of the new month of Shawwal.
Eid is an Arabic word which represents "festivity" and Fiṭr means "to purify". A fast is to be kept every day during the month of Ramadan. The fasting represents the fact that the spiritual being is superior to the physical. Eid date is decided by the appearance of the new moon. Prayers are offered in mosques and Idgahs and elaborate festivities are held.
On Id-Ul-Fitr, muslims wake up before sunrise and offer Salatul Fajr, an early morning namaz, clean one's teeth, take a shower, put on new clothes and apply perfume. A small breakfast is suggested on Eid day of sweet dish preferably the date fruit. Then a special Eid prayer, Salah, is to be attended in a congregation in open areas and mosques. After the prayer, everyone embraces the person sitting on either side of oneself while greeting them. Then everyone visits their near and dear ones with Eid gifts and prepared delicacies are distributed among friends and neighbours.
Common greetings on this day are ‘Īd mubārak ("Blessed Eid") or ‘Īd sa‘īd ("Happy Eid"). As per local languages and traditions there can be additional form of greetings as well. The festival of Eid is devoted to the omnipresent virtues of love, peace and brotherhood.
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