Eid al-Fitr
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Eid al-Fitr
- /ˌiːd æl ˈfiː.təɹ/
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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.
proper noun 'Eid al-Fitr · 'Eid ul-Fitr · Eid ul-Fitr · Id ul-Fitr · Eid'l Fitr
- 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.
