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Eid ul-Fitr or Id-Ul-Fitr, often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadaan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. Eid is an Arabic word meaning "festivity", while Fitr means "to break the fast" (and can also mean "nature", from the word "fitrah"); and so the holiday symbolizes the breaking of the fasting period.



Eid ul-Fitr is a three day celebration and is sometimes called the "Smaller Eid compared with the Eid ul-Adha that lasts four days and is called the "Greater Eid"
Eid-Ul-Fitr is one such festival of India which spread brotherhood irrespective of caste creed and religion. After the one month fasting and celibacy and intense prayers the Muslim fraternity accepts every other human being as his own brother. There is no social bonding or social taboo here everybody belongs to one world the world of the all benevolent Allah.

The Eid which is celebrated on the last day of Ramzan is a festival of brotherhood, on this day and during the holy month of Ramzan Charity is practiced with strict adherence. Zakat as it is called is practiced by every believer of Islam. The spirit of Zakat is that nobody should go hungry or deprived of the necessities of life.

As per this site Ei-ul-Fitr to be celebrated Thursday.

http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/ei-ul-fitr-to-be-celebrated-thursday_100102079.html


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