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How is Eid-al Fitr actually celebrated?

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  • 07-08-2013 10:31am
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    Tom Dunne
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    Just curious across the many regions that celebrate the occasion of Eid, how do you actually celebrate it?

    As I am sure you know, in Christian tradition, the Christmas dinner is at the forefront of celebrations, with gatherings of families and exchange of gifts. Is this comparable to Eid?


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    mmalaka
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    We start by going to mosque for a special prayer called Eid Prayer...then we visit relatives and friends... usually it is quick visit 15 - 30 min... gifts are different from county to country. In jordan we give the kids some cache (5 - 10 Euro) ...


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    confusedquark
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    Yeah, much the same. Pretty much everyone attends the local mosque for the Eid prayer and mosques are usually jammed/overflowing as a result. People usually wear new/nice clothes for the occasion. In Galway, the prayer was organised for 8am to allow people reach work by 9 - people do try to get the day off work, but that obviously isn't alway possible. Some mosques organise a big feast for everyone directly after the prayer. In Galway, the feast/party was left until the weekend (Eid was on Thursday), so that more people could attend.

    After the Eid prayer, individual families do their own thing - whether it's having a big meal with the extended family, going out for a meal in the evening, and gifts are sometimes given back and forth - but usually it's just cash (also known as "Eidi" - although that could just be a Pakistani/Indian term) given to kids.


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