Eid al-Adha, holiday of breaking the fast (02/05)

After the end of the holy month of Ramadan, one of the two major holidays of Islam begins, called the holiday of breaking the fast of Eid al-Fitr (Eid al-Fitr, Ramadan Bayram). It is celebrated on the first day of the month of Shawwal (Chauhual).

For every believer, holiday — is involvement in the common joy of fellow believers and a good opportunity to replenish spiritual experience. The holiday of breaking the fast for a Muslim — is, first of all, farewell to the blessed days of the month of Ramadan, when every Muslim was given a good opportunity to grow spiritually, pacify passions through fasting, a greater desire for piety, and helping those in need.

In Eid al-Adha, Muslims are ordered to indulge in the mood of the holiday, eating food and drink, but they cannot fast on this blessed day.

On this day, Muslims around the world, having taken a bath, put on festive clothes and rush to the mosque for collective prayer. After this, believers exchange congratulations, go to visit or invite you to their festive meal.

The holiday is also marked by an extremely important requirement of religion: on this day, Muslims pay a mandatory donation called zakat al-fitr to people in need.

Also on this day, it is customary to visit parents, elders and the sick, visit cemeteries, remembering the dead, read excerpts from the Holy Quran over the graves and ask the Almighty for relief from their fate.

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