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Definition: Eid ul-Fitr from The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide

Muslim festival celebrating the end of Ramadan, the month of sawm (fasting).


Id al-Fitr (Eid)

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Also known as the Feast of Fast-Breaking , or the Lesser Feast , Id al-Fitr marks the end of the month-long fast of RAMADAN and the beginning of a three-day feast. It is the second most important Islamic holiday after ID AL-ADHA . The Id prayer is performed by the whole community at an outdoor prayer ground (musalla) or mosque. Then people put on new clothes, children are given presents, and everyone visits relatives and friends. It is the time when everyone asks pardon for all the wrongs of the past year. Village squares have carnival rides, puppet shows, and candy vendors. It is called Lebaran or Hari Raya by Indonesians, Thais, and Malaysians. In Turkey, where it is called the Candy Festival , or Seker Bayrami , this is the day on which children are given candy or money wrapped in handkerchiefs. In Pakistan the special treat associated with this day is saween , a spaghetti cooked in milk and sugar, and sprinkled with almonds, pistachios, and dates. In Malaya, where it is called Hari…
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In the Muslim calendar, the ninth month of the year. Ramadan follows a lunar year and occurs 11 days earlier each solar year. Throughout Ramadan a strict fast ( sawm ) is observed during the hours of daylight. On the Night of Power (Lailat al-Qadr), which falls during the last ten days of the month, …
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In Islam, the ceremonies commemorating events in a Muslim's life. Birth There is no ceremony to initiate children into Islam, because a person is born into the faith. (The ceremony of Bismillah , at the age of four to five, marks the beginning of a child's learning about Islam.) The first thing a…
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