Each year, Ramadan and both Eid holidays fall about 11 days earlier than the year before because of the lunar cycle. The sighting of the crescent moon determines the start of these holidays.

Like Ramadan, it follows the Islamic Hijri calendar, which is on a lunar cycle. Each year, Ramadan and both Eid holidays fall about 11 days earlier than the year before because of the lunar cycle.

The last day of Ramadan is expected to be April 9 or 10, with the following day being the first day of Eid Al-Fitr. However, like the start of Ramadan, the end of the month is contingent on the ...

Eid al-Fitr is celebrated to commemorate the end of the fasting month of Ramadan and takes place over three days. Eid al-Fitr means “the celebration of breaking the fast.” ...

Islam follows a lunar calendar and so Ramadan and Eid cycle through the seasons. This year, the first day of Eid al-Fitr is expected to be on or around March 30; the exact date may vary among ...

When Ramadan ends, Muslims celebrate completing it with an exuberant three-day celebration at the beginning of the next month, Shawaal, called Eid al-Fitr that includes Eid prayers, festive meals ...

The holy month of Ramadan concluded this week with Eid al-Fitr, a celebration with food, family and friends. For Palestinians, the war in Gaza has weighed heavily on this year's holiday.

This year, Ramadan began on March 22 at sundown and will end on April 20 with the holy holiday of Eid al-Fitr beginning at sundown, which is celebrated during the first three days of Shawwal, the ...

Eid al-Fitr is a three-day celebration at the end of Ramadan, a holy month of fasting for Muslims.During Ramadan, the Muslim-cultural Students Association hosted Ramadan iftars — meals to break ...

This year, Eid-al-Fitr 2023 is expected to land on April 21, commemorating the end of a long month of fasting for Ramadan. Both Eid and Ramadan follow the lunar calendar and are based on the moon ...

Muslims try to catch balloons distributed after Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan outside al-Seddik mosque in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, April 21, 2023.

Muslim worshippers pray on the first day of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at the industrial wasteland of Parco Dora in Turin on April 21, 2023. Youths light… ...