Eid Al-Fitr is the festival at the end of a Muslim’s fast. Fasting is during the holiday of Ramadan, starting in early February and ending in early March. The day after the end of the fasting period starts Eid Al-Fitr. This festival takes place at home with your family and friends and you have a large feast. Muslims are not required to go to school or work; instead they pray, give charity, and exchange gifts.
On the day of Eid, you participate in an Eid prayer where all muslims gather around in the morning around 8:00AM or 9:00AM. Afterwards, you can optionally give charity to families in need. Muslims host events after the prayer and have fun and consume special dishes. During these celebrations, they receive gifts called Eidi. Eidi is given from adults, which may have money or other gifts.
An author on this article, Hasnain, is a follower of Islam and took the day off of school to celebrate Eid with family and friends. He described his experience of Eid as a little something like this, “I have been to many Eid prayers like this since I was as little as 4 years old and we always have a party afterwards, a very fun and memorable day to cherish with my family.”
Hasnain wanted to describe his day of Eid. After waking up, he puts on Shalwar Kameez. They are essentially trousers that you wear over your legs and torso. He then went to an Eid prayer hosted locally. When he got home, he spent time with his family by playing volleyball. Afterwards, he went to his Aunt’s house and had a feast, with food such as Kebab and Pillau, which is rice. When he finally went home, he wound down and went to bed to conclude Eid Al-Fitr.
Overall, Eid Al-Fitr is a holiday to cherish with family and friends to celebrate the month long fasting of Ramadan. It’s almost like Christmas, but for Muslims. You give gifts, eat food, so on and so forth. It’s important to know that just because some people have a different culture or religion, they can still have similar celebrations and holidays.
