Eid al-Fitr 2022: After fasting during the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims around the world will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr or Sweet Eid with the first sighting of the crescent moon. Eid is celebrated on the first day of the tenth month of the Islamic calendar, which is called Shawwal. People who believe in Islam wait for a glimpse of the moon after the fasting of Ramadan.
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While the exact timing of moon sighting in India is yet to be confirmed, the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia and moon-viewing committees in the UAE, Qatar and other Arab states have announced that they will celebrate Eid on Monday, May 2.
Based on the sighting of the moon in South Asian countries, it is likely that Muslims in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and other South Asian countries will celebrate Eid for the first time on the same day as in the Gulf countries.
Eid al-Fitr is celebrated with great enthusiasm, as the Muslim community participates in prayers followed by sermons. People wear new clothes and hug each other and wish Eid Mubarak. Children get gifts and money from their elders called idi.
People visit each other’s houses to meet and greet each other and are given sevaiyan, a delicious sweet made from milk. Apart from vermicelli, an elaborate Eid spread is prepared, which includes other dishes such as biryani, nihari, haleem and kebabs.
When is Eid al-Fitr 2022 in India?
The date of Eid al-Fitr varies each year based on the Hijri calendar, a lunar calendar based on the phases of the moon. Any Islamic month begins with the sighting of the crescent moon.
This festival marks the end of the fast from dawn to dusk during Ramadan. Fasting is observed during the month of fasting to increase gratitude and to honor God for providing strength and endurance.
Eid is a three-day festival, but many Islamic countries enforce a one-week holiday. For example, this year the United Arab Emirates has approved a 9-day long holiday, which will begin on Saturday, April 30, and normal work will begin on Monday, May 9.
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