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Eid Mubarak to all our Muslim Friends and their Families


Eid ul-Fitr, often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. Eid is an Arabic word meaning "festivity", while Fitr means "to break fast"; and so the holiday symbolizes the breaking of the fasting period. It is celebrated after the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan, on the first day of Shawwal.

Eid ul-Fitr is a day long celebration and is sometimes also known as the "Smaller Eid" as compared to the Eid ul-Adha {Hadj} that lasts four days and is called the "Greater Eid".

Muslims are commanded by the Qur'an to complete their fast on the last day of Ramadan. (Wikipedia)