Eid al-Fitr

Proper noun

Eid al-Fitr

1. The religious festival at the end of Ramadan, on the first day of the tenth month of the Muslim lunar calendar.
   • Eid ul-Fitr is one of the main celebrations in the Islamic calendar. […] Prior to Eid ul-Fitr celebrations people give an extra donation of food or money that is distributed to needy people so that no one will be without the means to celebrate the event. This donation is called Zakat ul-Fitr.1998, Barbara DuMoulin, Sylvia Sikundar, Celebrating Our Cultures: Language Arts Activities for Classroom Teachers, Markham, Ont.: Pembroke Publishers, →ISBN, page 27
   • At the end of Ramadan, Muslims celebrate one of the most important Islamic holidays, Eid al-fitr. It is a one-day celebration after the last day of fasting. In the evening on the twenty-ninth day of Ramadan, we go out to see if the moon has appeared. If the moon is not seen, we fast one more day....2003, Aisha Karen Khan, What You Will See Inside a Mosque, Woodstock, Vt.: SkyLight Paths Publishing, →ISBN, page 20

   Synonyms:

   Bajram, Eid, Eid al-Saghir, Feast of Fasting, Lesser Eid, Minor Feast, Ramadan Feast, Small Eid, Sugar Feast, Sweet Festival