Eid ul-Fitr 2025 Moon Sighting: Saudi Arabia, Australia, Bangladesh, New Zealand CONFIRM date, India, UAE to celebrate EID on These DATES

Eid begins with prayers early in the morning called Eid Salah, which usually take place in mosques or open grounds and is followed by family gatherings for grand feasts that feature sweet dishes like Seviyan (vermicelli), Kheer, and Phirni, leading to its name, Meethi Eid.

Eid-ul-Fitr/ Eid-al-Fitr 2025: The holy month of Ramadan is set to end with Muslims across the globe eagerly anticipating the joyous celebration that marks the end of a month of fasting from dawn to dusk. The Ramzan in India, one of the holiest months in Islam, began on Sunday, March 2, following the sighting of the new crescent moon on Saturday, March 1. In Saudi Arabia, Ramadan started a day earlier on March 1. The Islamic calendar is based on the lunar cycle, and the start of each Hijri month is determined by the sighting of the crescent moon. Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated on the first day of Shawwal, the tenth month of the Islamic calendar. Eid is celebrated to mark the end of Ramadan and beginning of the new month of Ramadan calendar, Shawwal. The day also pours sense of unity among people from all walks of life. Eid-ul-Fitr falls a day earlier in Saudi Arabia, than in India. Thus, moon is likely to be sighted on Saturday, March 29, 2025 in Saudi Arabia.

Eid begins with prayers early in the morning called Eid Salah, which usually take place in mosques or open grounds and is followed by family gatherings for grand feasts that feature sweet dishes like Seviyan (vermicelli), Kheer, and Phirni, leading to its name, Meethi Eid.

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