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Eid al-Fitr en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˌiːd æl ˈfiː.təɹ/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عِيد الْفِطْر (ʕīd al-fiṭr, literally “festival of breaking the fast”), in reference to the previous avoidance of food from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan.

Meanings

1. The religious festival at the end of Ramadan, on the first day of the tenth month of the Muslim lunar calendar.
   • At the end of Ramadan, there is an exuberant celebration called Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast-Breaking. […] Eid al-Fitr falls on the first day of Shawwal, the month that follows Ramadan in the Islamic calendar. In the morning, Muslims gather early in outdoor locations or mosques to perform the Eid prayer, which is a short congregational prayer followed by a sermon. After the sermon is finished, everyone leaves to visit family and friends. It is common to bring gifts, especially to children. The celebration can last as long as three days. 2015, Kathleen Tracy, Islamic Culture in the Middle East in Perspective (World Cultures in Perspective), Hockessin, De.: Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc., →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. If it is seen, the next day is Eid al-fitr. During Eid al-fitr, we visit friends and family and have people over to our houses. It is a very happy and special holiday for children. 2003, Aisha Karen Khan, What You Will See Inside a Mosque, Woodstock, Vt.: SkyLight Paths Publishing, →ISBN, page 20:
   • 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:

Forms

Coordinates

Eid al-Adha

Synonyms

Eid · Minor Feast · Sweet Festival · Ramadan Feast · Hari Raya Puasa · Lesser Eid · Eid al-Saghir · Feast of Fasting · Sugar Feast · Small Eid · Bajram

Translations (76)

yo Ọdún ìtúnu ààwẹ̀ (religious festival) · tt ураза гаете (religious festival) · kk Ораза айт (religious festival) · de Zuckerfest (religious festival) · acw عيد الفطر (religious festival) · ps وړوکی اختر (religious festival) · gu ઈદુલફિત્ર (religious festival) · bn ঈদুল ফিতর (religious festival) · ru ураза́-байра́м (religious festival) · fr Aïd-el-Fitr (religious festival) · ur عِیدِ صِیام (religious festival) · pl Id al-Fitr (religious festival) · it Id al-fitr (religious festival) · nog Ораза байрам (religious festival) · cmn 肉孜節 /肉孜节 (religious festival) · de Fest des Fastenbrechens (religious festival) · ur عِیدِ صَغِیر (religious festival) · ur چھوٹی عِید (religious festival) · id Idul Fitri (religious festival) · ur عِیْدُ الْفِطْر (religious festival) · ug روزا ھېيت (religious festival) · tl Pagtatapos ng Ramadan (religious festival) · fr Aïd-el-Séghir (religious festival) · ky Орозо айт (religious festival) · nl Suikerfeest (religious festival) · tr Şeker Bayramı (religious festival) · pa ਈਦ-ਉਲ-ਫ਼ਿਤਰ (religious festival) · prs عِیدِ فِطْر (religious festival) · hi ईद उल-फ़ित्र (religious festival) · sq bajram (religious festival) · hi ईदुलफितर (religious festival) · ur عِیدِ فِطْر (religious festival) · az Ramazan bayramı (religious festival) · id Lebaran (religious festival) · ur عِیدِ رَمَضان (religious festival) · ota رمضان بیرامی (religious festival) · ru пра́здник разгове́ния (religious festival) · ms Hari Raya Fitrah (religious festival) · jv bodo (religious festival) · fr Aïd el-Seghir (religious festival) · tg Иди Фитр (religious festival) · uz Iyd al-Fitr (religious festival) · fi id al-fitr (religious festival) · fr Aïd el-Fitr (religious festival) · ar عِيد الْفِطْر (religious festival) · cmn 爾代節 /尔代节 (religious festival) · nl Kleine Feest (religious festival) · tr Ramazan Bayramı (religious festival) · de Id al-Fitr (religious festival) · ms Aidilfitri (religious festival) · ja イド・アル゠フィトル (religious festival) · ur عیدُ الصَّوم (religious festival) · sv eid al-fitr (religious festival) · ms Hari Raya Puasa (religious festival) · cmn 開齋節 /开斋节 (religious festival) · ur مِیٹھی عِید (religious festival) · he עיד אל־פיטר (religious festival) · gu રમજાન ઈદ (religious festival) · sh Ramazanski bajram (religious festival) · uz Roʻza hayiti (religious festival) · fa-ira عیدِ فِطْر (religious festival) · ms Hari Raya Aidilfitri (religious festival) · sh Рамазански бајрам (religious festival) · jv riyaya (religious festival) · sw siku kuu (religious festival) · uz Ramazon hayiti (religious festival) · ca Id al-Fitr (religious festival) · tt ураза бәйрәме (religious festival) · sv id al-fitr (religious festival) · sd عيد الفطر (religious festival) · pt Eid al-Fitr (religious festival) · gu ઈદુલફીતુર (religious festival) · ru ид аль-фи́тр (religious festival) · ce ӏид аль-Фитӏр (religious festival) · mk Рамазански бајрам (religious festival) · es Eid al-Fitr (religious festival)