Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)

Eid al-Fitr, also known as al-d al-aghr, Turkish Ramazan Bayrami ("Ramadan Festival"), is the first of Islam's two canonical festivals. The end of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting, is commemorated during the first three days of Shawwal, the Islamic calendar's tenth month (though the Muslim use of a lunar calendar means that it may fall in any season of the year). It is distinguished from Islam's other holy festival, Eid al-Adha, by the performance of community prayer at sunrise on the first day.

Eid al-Fitr is a time of official receptions and private visits, during which friends meet one another, gifts are exchanged, new clothing is worn, and relatives' graves are visited. The main events on the day are largely family-based, with families gathering for a veritable feast, the exchange of gifts, and a look back at the month and what it meant in their lives.

Dates: May