1. In the Name of Allah the most Gracious, the most merciful…

2. Eid-GreeTINGS

3. Allah (SWT) says… " It is HE who made the sun to be a shining glory and the moon to be light (of beauty),and set out the phases for it; so that you may know the numbers of year and counts (the time). Allah did not create this expect in the truth and righteousness. He explains His signs in detail, for people who have knowledge…” - Quran 10:5

4. About Ramadhan  Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. It begins with the sighting of the new moon. Eid-ul-Fitr  The end of Ramadan is marked by the sighting of the new moon, which is followed by a day of celebration known as Eid-ul-Fitr or the ‘festival of fast-breaking’. Islamic Months 1. Muharram 2. Safar 3. Rabi' al-awwal 4. Rabi' al-akhir 5. Jumada al-wwal 6. Jumada al-akhir 7. Rajab 8. Sha'aban 9. Ramadan 10. Shawwal 11. Dhu al-Qi'dah 12. Dhu al-Hijjah

5.  Families wake up early in the morning, put on their best clothes and go to the mosque for the Eid sermon and congregational prayers.  Before the festivities begin, every person, adult and child, must have already contributed towards Zakat-ul-Fitr (Charity). This is the giving of a meal, or cash equivalent, to a needy person to make sure that none are excluded from this happy occasion.

6.  Sweets & Desserts are one of the most important part of the day’s cuisine which differ from country to country and state to state.  The day is accompanied by celebration, socializing, festive meals and modest gift-giving or cash-giving to children.  Houses are well decorated before the Eid-Celebrations and girls & women decorate their hands with Henna.