The moon of Shawwal month was visible in many parts of the country yesterday evening, which means today Eid will be celebrated with pomp across the country. Eid was celebrated yesterday also in many states of the country, which include Kerala, Kashmir and Ladakh. However, in other states the moon was sighted yesterday evening. Because of this, the festival of Eid will be celebrated in the rest of the states on Thursday. According to the Islamic calendar, Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated on the first day of Shawwal after Ramadan.How day starts on Eid-ul-Fitar On the day of Eid, it starts with the morning prayers. On this day, people wear new clothes in the morning and offer namaz and pray for peace and tranquility. And they hug each other and congratulate each other on Eid. After this, people start visiting each other and celebrating Eid in different ways.Eid starts with namaz on the second day after the moon is visible in the sky. The timing of Eid namaz is different in every city. Waqf Board and Roznama Inquilab have released the timing of Eid for Delhi and its surrounding areas. Namaz will be offered at Jama Masjid in Delhi at 6.30 am on Thursday. Whereas in Jamia Sanabil, Okhla at 7:00 am, in Fatehpuri Masjid at 7:30 am, in Qadri Masjid, Zakir Nagar at 7:30 am, in Jama Masjid, Sector 8 Noida at 7:30 am, in Eidgah, Jaffrabad. Namaz will be offered at 7:45 am and at Shia Jama Masjid, Kashmiri Gate at 8:00 am.How people celebrate Eid There is a custom of making sweet dishes especially vermicelli during Eid-ul-Fitr. On this day, people hug each other and congratulate each other on Eid and serve home-made sweets and dishes to each other with love. On this day people also give Edi to each other. Eid is a gift in a way. In this, some gift items or money or some other gifts are given.About Eid-ul-Fitr Eid ul Fitr is known as Eid al Fitr in Arabic and Asian countries. This is the most important and special festival of all the Muslims around the world. Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated to celebrate the completion of the month of Ramzan-e-Pak. This festival is considered a symbol of the end of fasting. Eid Al Fitr is a reward from Allah for all those fasting during the holy month of Ramadan.It is also celebrated by the fasting people during the month of Ramadan to worship Allah and follow His path and thank Him. Traditionally, Eid ul Fitr is celebrated for three days in almost all Muslim countries.When it was celebrated for first time It is believed that the festival of Eid ul Fitr was celebrated for the first time in 624 AD and this Eid was celebrated by Prophet Muhammad. This Eid is known as Eid ul-Fitr. Eid ul-Fitr is also known as Meethi Eid. It is believed that on this day Prophet Hazrat Muhammad was victorious in the battle of Badr, then people distributed sweets among themselves and prepared different types of dishes to celebrate the Prophets victory.
