LOS ANGELES, CA: On Friday September 10, the Muslim community in America celebrated the end of the month-long fast of Ramadan with communal prayers around the country.
(Ramadan is the month on the Islamic lunar calendar during which Muslims abstain from food, drink and other sensual pleasures from break of dawn to sunset.) The prayers mark the beginning of the Eid ul-Fitr, or “feast of fast breaking” holiday, in which Muslims exchange social visits and seek to strengthen bonds of brotherhood in the community.
During this holiday, Muslims greet each other by saying “Eid mubarak”, meaning “blessed Eid,” and “taqabbalallah ta’atakum,” or “may God accept your deeds.” Communities in Southern California also held chaand raat melas, bazaars and Eid carnivals following the prayers. Eid ul-Fitr is the first of the two major Muslim holidays. The second holiday, Eid ul-Adha, comes at the end of the Hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca.
India Post News Service
