Eid-Al-Fitr Day 2024 is on Sunday, July 28, 2024: Al-Fitr Day - What day does Eid-al-Fitr fall on this year?

Sunday, July 28, 2024 is Eid-Al-Fitr Day 2024. Muslims Celebrate Eid al day of the Eid al-Fitr

The predicted date of Eid al-Fitr for 2009 in Canada is Sunday the 20th, that is if we see the moon, insha'Allah. If not then it will be Monday the 21st. There is nothing wrong with wishing them Eid Mubarak early! If you want to be sure go online on Saturday night and look for your local Islamic information center. The information should be posted on their website.

As for the halloween suggestion...In our local newspaper there was an article entitled, Ramadan in Canada Scary for Canadian Muslims, maybe yahoo is jumping in on that though. :P

What do you normally eat and do on Eid-Al-Fitr?

well this how it goes with us... our eid celebrations start the day earlier and families and friends get together outside...probly go out for shopping... or henna for the ladies...its like the night full of shopping..meeting greeting with cousins and friends...

i normally complete my shopping a week before eid...and on eid eve... i go out with my friends, we drive and goto and eid outdoor food, probly bar b q... and then sheesa and just hand around...

then in the morning of eid,,, we all get up early in the morning... get ready... my mum prepares sweeets.... we all eat and then goto eid prayers ... we normally goto an open air eid prayer where we get to meet a lot of family frnds...relatives...and frnds :) meet n greeet everyone ...

then we head towards the graveyard... since my grandparents are no more... so we all go their and pray for them....

then come back home.... have a stomach full of breakfast at home.... or outside at some nice resturant... i normally spend breakfast of eid-ul-fitr at home...and for eid-azhaa at a resturant with frnds.....

breakfast normally includes, omlets, pan cakes, bread n butter fresh :P ..., pasteries, and a traditional dish called "halwa puuri".... after that we all just go here n there... people come n go all day long.... celebrate..or go outside n greet frnds....

bar b q for lunch.... or probably roasted lamb./ biryani./ roasted chicken :)

in the evening, we normally have a gathering of about 6 - 10 families somewhere outside...

as a whole...the eid day is so so special..... :)

any halal food is good for eid... but sweets bring the best flavor :P the food should be something that you do not cook normally....or your family/kids love eating... turn all the lights on in the house to make it bright for a change :) sit down with your family.....exchange chit chat.... and most importantly "EIDI" and gifts !

EIDI = cash money given to children :) anything reasonable :)

GIFTS = my mum n dad buy me clothes and new shoes even though im quite old now and financially pretty stable :) and do get that valuable cash ofcorse :)

anyways.. there is really a looooootttttttt i can tell you more about my eid.... but feeling tired now :P

cheers :)

Eid-al-Fitr?

Eid-ul-Azha Mubarak!!!

It fell on Monday the 1st January 2007 in Bangladesh. Someone above said that we must follow the day that is observed in Saudi Arabia, I would say, please consult your local Islami Scholars and get your fact corrected. While Eid ul-Adha is always on the same day of the Islamic calendar, the date on the Gregorian calendar varies from year to year since the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar and the Gregorian calendar is a solar calendar. Each year, Eid ul-Adha (like other Islamic holidays) falls on one of two different Gregorian dates in different parts of the world, due to the fact that the boundary of crescent visibility is different from the International Date Line. Furthermore, some countries follow the date in Saudi Arabia rather than the astronomically determined local calendar.

I got the following from "Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia":

Eid ul-Adha (Arabic: عيد الأضحى), or Eid-e Qurban (Persian: عید قربان) or Kurban Bayramı (Turkish) occurs on the tenth day of the Islamic month of Dhul Hijja. It is one of two Eid festivals that Muslims celebrate. Eid ul-Adha is celebrated by Muslims worldwide as a commemoration of Prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son Ismael for Allah. Others celebrate Eid-ul Adha as it marks the end of the Pilgrimage or Hajj for the millions of Muslims who make the trip to Mecca each year. Like Eid ul-Fitr, Eid ul-Adha also begins with a short prayer followed by a khutba. In Mecca, the Khutba is delivered from Mount Arafat.

It is celebrated on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijja (ذو الحجة) of the lunar Islamic calendar, after Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. This happens to be approximately 70 days after the end of the month of Ramadan.

Eid ul-Fitr is one day while Eid ul-Adha is four days long. Men, women, and children are expected to dress in their finest clothing and perform prayer (Salaa) in a large congregation.

Muslims who can afford to do so sacrifice domestic animals, usually sheep, as a symbol of Ibrahim's sacrifice; this sacrifice is called "Qurban." The meat is equally distributed amongst themselves, their neighbors and relatives, and the poor and hungry. The regular charitable practices of the Muslim community are demonstrated during Eid ul-Adha by the concerted effort to see that no impoverished Muslim is left without sacrificial food during this day. Coming immediately after the Day of Mount Arafat when Muhammad (PBUH) pronounced the final seal on the religion of Islam, Eid ul-Adha gives concrete realization to what the Muslim community ethic means in practice. People in these days are expected to visit their relations, starting from their parents, then their families and friends.