“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.” – Henry Ford
India has been a country since ancient times where many festivals are celebrated. In India many religions can be seen and all the creeds have their different festivals like Diwali, Eid, Lohri and Christmas etc. All the festivals are celebrated by people with very pomp and circumstances Diwali is celebrated in Hindu religion, Eid is celebrated in Islam. Lohri is celebrated in Sikhism and Christmas Day is celebrated in Christianity.
Every religion has its own festivals. When it comes to festivals, no matter which religion the festival is, people of all religions celebrate each other’s festivals with very pomp and show and with open arms. Today all the people are celebrating Eid al-Fitr.
Eid al-Fitr, (Arabic: “Festival of Breaking Fast”) also spelled ʿĪd al-Fiṭr, also called al-ʿĪd al-Ṣaghīr, Turkish Ramazan Bayramı (“Ramadan Festival”), first of two canonical festivals of Islam. *Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting, and is celebrated during ģ first three days of Shawwāl, the 10th month of the Islamic calendar (though the Muslim use of a lunar calendar means that it may fall in any season of the year). As in Islam’s other holy festival, Eid al-Adha , it is distinguished by the performance of communal prayer (ṣalāt) at daybreak on its first day. Eid al-Fitr is a time of official receptions and private visits, when friends greet one another, presents are given, new clothes are worn, and the graves of relatives are visited. See also mawlid; ʿĀshūrāʾ.\
Eid comes after one month of fasting so people mostly celebrate this day with immense joy. In the morning of Eid people go for prayer and then they start visiting relatives and neighbours house. During Ramadan people pray namaz and chanting Quran all day. People observe fast (Roza) from dawn to dusk. After the day is over, in the evening, they break their fast (Roza) by eating meals.
Anjali Kabdwal
A Student of class 9th
