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Eid
al-Fitr, often abbreviated to Eid,
is a Muslim holiday that marks the
end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy
month of fasting (sawm). Eid is an
Arabic word meaning "festivity",
while Fidr means "to purify"; and so
the holiday symbolizes the
purification after completing the
fasting month which is after the end
of the Islamic month of Ramadan, on
the first day of Shawwal.
Eid
ul-Fitr lasts for one day of
celebrations (yet, is celebrated for
two or more in some counties) and is
sometimes also known as the "Smaller
Eid" as compared to the Eid al-Adha
that lasts three days (or more)
following the Hajj and is casually
referred to as the "Greater Eid"
Muslims are commanded by the Qur'an
to complete their fast on the last
day of Ramadan and then recite the
Takbir all throughout the period of
Eid. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of
the fasting of Ramadan. This has to
do with the communal aspects of the
fast, which expresses many of the
basic values of the Muslim
community. Fasting is believed by
some scholars to extol fundamental
distinctions, lauding the power of
the spiritual realm, while
acknowledging the subordination of
the physical realm.
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