How the end of Ramadan is celebrated

The end of Ramadan is celebrated with the Eid al-Fitr, a religious festival of Islamic tradition that means Feast of breaking the fast. It covers the first three days of the Shawwal and it is a very special day for the faithful of this religion. In this article we show you in detail how the end of Ramadan is celebrated within the Islamic tradition.

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The first thing we should know is that this festival commemorates the date on which, according to the Muslims, the Koran was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad .

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During the Eid-al Fitr, Muslims perform a myriad of acts related to this holiday. They begin with a collective prayer during the dawn in the squares in front of the main mosques. This prayer is performed in the squares because normally the mosques do not have such a large capacity to perform a collective prayer of such magnitude.

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The believers move through the homes of their relatives eating dishes specially cooked for the occasion and thus ending the fast of Ramadan .

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There are certain traditions linked to this day. For example, children receive gifts and candies delivered by their family members as a symbol of love.

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It should be noted that during this celebration, the faithful must fulfill a series of requirements recommended by Sunism, created by Muhammad himself. These requirements are thirteen:

• Dress according to the Sharia. White clothes that imply purity.
• Bathing to purify.
• Use correctly miswaak to be able to perform dental and oral hygiene thoroughly.
• Buy new clothes or dress in the best clothes.
• Perfume the body.
• Waking up at dawn.
• Arrive as soon as possible to the place where the collective prayer is performed.
• Eat something sweet like delicious dates.
• Give the sadaqatul fitr before going to the collective prayer.
• Pray where everyone does it. This means that no one can pray at home, except in extreme proven causes.
• When the prayer is finished, the faithful must return home by a path other than the one way.
• You must walk, avoiding any type of vehicle or animal.
• Along the way, the faithful should recite the Takbeer.

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Finally, as far as the banquets of this day are concerned, it must be said that they will be plentiful, including lots of fruit, sweets and typical dishes of each region.