True Muslims remain faithful to their traditions. Every year, the 9th Muslim calendar month is spent in strictness and restrictions, the time of Great Lent begins. Muslims call it Ramadan. The fast ends with magnificent celebrations - breaking the fast, in Turkic Uraza-Bayram.
Since the month in Islam begins immediately after the full moon, the dates for the beginning of the fast are constantly changing. Therefore, the dates of the next important event, the breaking of the fast after it, are constantly being postponed. Sometimes they are counted according to the lunar calendar.
Therefore, in different Muslim countries these may be different dates. The holiday of Eid al-Fitr 2025 begins on April 10. This day falls on a weekend, from Friday night to Sunday night, April 13 inclusive.
What is Eid al-Fitr?
The celebration of breaking the fast began in 624.. Since the time when the prophet Muhammad was alive. Then all the main traditions of Islam appeared and developed. In the Turkic language it is called Uraza-Bayram. In Arabic it sounds like Eid al-Fitr. From Arabic fitr is also translated as ending or completion.
Among ordinary Muslims, it was given another name - "the holiday of the end or breaking of the fast." There is a legend that on this day the holy book of all faithful Muslims - the Koran - appeared.
Eid al-Fitr should not be confused with another equally important holiday, Eid al-Adha (the end of the Hajj – the pilgrimage to Mecca), which is celebrated 70 days after breaking the fast.
Muslim Lent begins on March 11 in 2025. It requires Muslims to reflect on the main values in life and test their strength of spirit. Fasting is followed by breaking the fast. The holiday of Eid al-Fitr is one of the five most important annual holidays in the life of every Muslim.
Eid al-Fitr falls on the first day of the next lunar month after Ramadan (Shawwal), and is especially revered among believers.
For all Muslim peoples living on the territory of Russia: in Bashkiria, Tatarstan, Dagestan, Crimea, in Moscow, the Eid al-Fitr 2025 calendar (Hijri) is being compiled. All red dates are marked there.
During the days of celebration, true believers cannot do other things.They should celebrate the spiritual renewal and purification achieved through strict fasting and prayer – namaz.
Indulge in communication with relatives and neighbors. Eat food, and do not continue fasting. Visit the sick and needy, visit the graves of the dead in the cemetery, read prayers for the remembrance of their souls, go visiting, communicate and have fun.
How is Eid al-Fitr celebrated?
The main greeting of this day is: “Eid Mubarak!” Which means “blessed holiday”. In Muslim countries, Eid al-Fitr has long been a national holiday. These days are days off, which are marked in red on the calendar.
Throughout the fast, devout Muslims eat only twice a day.. Early in the morning, before dawn and when darkness falls. For believers who want to properly observe the fast, the Eid al-Fitr 2025 food intake calendar has been compiled.
This is done because every day the time shifts by 2-3 minutes, during the week by 15-20 minutes. During the daylight hours, namaz is performed five times and believers pray for the purification of the soul and thoughts, for the expulsion of sin from their lives.
During fasting, faithful Muslims are prohibited from:
- drink alcohol,
- lead an intimate life,
- smoke,
- there is during daylight hours.
The day before breaking the fast, the fast is especially strict. Believers try not to even drink water, in anticipation of the onset of a new stage in life. Preparations for the celebration begin three or four days before the end of the fast. Women clean the house, the entire yard, and even utility rooms. Everything must be in perfect order. The house is specially decorated.
On the last evening, women prepare various dishes. Lamb has a special place in the holiday menu. In different countries, in addition to meat, they also prepare sweets, pastries, and vegetable dishes. In addition to food, they prepare holiday gifts for all relatives, friends, and neighbors and forgive everyone their grievances.
These days, wealthy people give obligatory alms. In Arabic, it sounds like zakat al-fitr, which is donated in money or measured in kilograms of food. It is an obligatory donation for poor Muslims in the form of food. It is usually paid by the head of the family for all family members.
Zakat can be brought directly to the home of the needy, to the mosque or other special organizations for helping the poor. Such alms should compensate for any mistakes that may have been made during the month of fasting.
The last stage is cleansing the body. Every faithful Muslim must perform ablution before dawn and put on clean, elegant clothes. Usually, men go to the mosque for the festive prayer or gather in the large square in front of it. Moreover, they try to go to the mosque along one road and return by another route.
Before prayer, it is permissible to eat only an odd number of dates. The celebration of breaking the fast begins with the morning prayer of ghayet-namaz, which lasts all morning and ends when the sun reaches its zenith, before lunch. Women stay at home and prepare for a large festive meal.
Traditions
Observed for many centuries. Believers should have fun, congratulate each other. Again, only men sit at the table. They are given a special container for washing hands, which is passed around to everyone sitting at the table. The oldest member of the family begins the meal.
Then all the other family members and guests begin to eat. Muslims take food either with cutlery or simply with their hands.. It is necessary to use only the right hand. In no case the left, and not two fingers.
Dishes are served on large platters, so you can only take individual pieces from a common dish and put them on your plate from your side. It is not customary to cool hot dishes by blowing on them or stirring hot liquids with a spoon.
You should wait a little while for them to cool down a little on their own. Otherwise, such actions are considered a manifestation of disrespect to the owner of the house.
The festive feast ends with the washing of hands.. The container with water is passed around again, into which all the guests dip their hands in turn. Children take tasty treats and snacks to their relatives and neighbors, exchanging food “so that the house smells of food.”
Prohibitions
All Muslim canons prescribe that the days of the celebration of Uraza-Bayram – breaking the fast – be spent in joy and communication with family members and neighbors. People go out for a walk.
On these days you cannot:
- continue fasting,
- do daily household chores,
- work on the land,
- quarrel with family members,
- say bad words,
- to be stingy,
- refuse guests refreshments.
However, according to Muslim law, true believers do not drink alcoholic beverages.
What do they cook for Eid al-Fitr?
The festive meal includes a huge variety of dishes.. In each individual state, this list may include a completely different menu. The dishes made from young ram meat remain unchanged. This may be shurpa, lagman, sorpa, shulum or mastava (all these are names for thick, rich ram soups).
The name depends on the country where it is prepared. Pilaf or stewed meat, shashlik or lula kebab, roast leg of lamb or saddle of lamb. And many other different meat dishes.
Muslims of the Arabian Peninsula love sweet pastries and fruits. In the former Soviet Union countries, they cook flour products: manti, pancakes, pies. Turks cook oriental sweets – halva, sherbet, baklava and much more. In India, they prefer a vegetable menu.
What date is Eid al-Fitr in 2025?
The celebration begins on the first day of the new lunar month following Ramadan. To find out what date the breaking of the fast of Eid al-Fitr begins in 2025, you need to know the dates of the beginning and end of the fast. The months of the Muslim calendar are shorter than those of the Gregorian calendar.
Every year the dates shift by 11 days. Sometimes they are calculated using astrological data. Muslim Lent begins on March 11 in 2025. It is easy to calculate that the last 29th day of the month according to the lunar calendar falls on Friday, April 10, 2025.
This determines what date Eid al-Fitr 2025 begins. In 2025, Eid al-Fitr will be celebrated in Tatarstan and Bashkiria on April 10-11In Crimea – April 10-11, in Dagestan – April 10 and 11.
Sometimes in Arab countries the dates may differ due to differences in geographical location and time zones. For all believers, a special calendar (Hijre) is compiled, in which the days of the beginning and end of Eid al-Fitr in 2025 are marked in red. They may be different for each state.
Beginning and end of Lent in 2025
In the territory of the Muslim countries of the post-Soviet space - Bashkiria, Tatarstan, Dagestan, Ingushetia, the exact dates of Eid al-Fitr 2024, the beginning and end of the fast according to the lunar calendar, have been established. Great Lent, the holy month of Ramadan begins on March 11, 2025 and ends on April 9, 2025 in all countries.
In the territory of Crimea, in Russia in Moscow, the Muslim holy month of Ramadan also falls on the period from March 11 to April 9, 2025 inclusive. The dates are given in the Muslim calendar..
Celebration of Eid al-Fitr in 2025 by region
To find out when Eid al-Fitr begins in 2025, you should remember the exact date of the end of Lent. The holiday begins on the next lunar day, after the end of the last 29th day of the month of Ramadan.
After midnight comes the first day of the holiday of breaking the fast.. Therefore, this date falls on the beginning of the day of April 10, 2025, this is the night from Friday to Saturday from zero hours, the whole Saturday of April 10 and Sunday of April 11. Sometimes, to determine when Eid al-Fitr begins, they simply wait for the appearance of the new moon in the sky.
Days of Eid al-Fitr 2024, what date does it start in individual regions of Russia and Muslim states:
Bashkiria
Previously it was part of the union republics. The celebration of breaking the fast of Eid al-Fitr takes place according to the calendar. The first day of the holiday of breaking the fast begins on April 10, the second day is Thursday, April 11, 2025. These days are national holidays.
Tatarstan
Just like in Bashkiria, the beginning of Eid al-Fitr is April 10, the second day is April 11, 2025.
Dagestan
The dates of the celebration of breaking the fast of Ramadan also fall on the weekend of April 10 and 11, 2025. They are a public holiday and legal days off.
Moscow
The largest Muslim diaspora is located in Moscow, Russia. The Great Fast, the holy month of Ramadan, ends on April 9. The first day of breaking the fast falls on Wednesday, April 10, and Thursday, April 11.
Believers have legal days off these days. Mass prayers are held in the largest mosques of Moscow: the large Cathedral, Memorial and Historical. As well as in 38 open areas near them.
During the pandemic, you can listen to the Eid prayer at home online so as not to put your health at risk and preserve the chance to stay healthy for other family members and children.
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