Mar 30, 2025 · Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and several other Arab and Islamic countries announced that Sunday would be the first day of Eid al-Fitr after the crescent moon of the month of Shawwal had been sighted.

Eid al-Fitr is celebrated in Palestine with much religious fervour and general merriment. The national holiday comes on the first day of the Islamic month of Shawwal, immediately following the holy month of Ramadan and month-long period of fasting, prayer and devotion.

Mar 30, 2025 · 2 of 20 | Palestinians in the Gaza Strip had little to celebrate on Sunday as they began marking the normally festive Eid al-Fitr holiday with rapidly dwindling food supplies and no end in sight to the Israel-Hamas war that has devastated the territory. Dozens held prayers in the yard of demolished school in the southern town of Khan Younis.

The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast-breaking, is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting.

Apr 10, 2024 · For Laila El-Haddad, Eid-al-Fitr calls for sumagiyya. In Gaza, where El-Haddad spent summers growing up, the tangy lamb stew with sumac, chard and chickpeas is synonymous with joyous occasions,...

Apr 3, 2025 · TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Eid al-Fitr is a celebration observed worldwide, including in conflict zones with Israel. The people of Palestine, Syria, Yemen, and Lebanon are navigating the festivities amid the looming threat of Israeli airstrikes and economic hardship, struggling to maintain the spirit of the sacred religious event and create moments of joy for their children despite the ongoing ...

May 3, 2022 · Muslims around the world celebrate the holiday by performing Eid prayers, gathering with their families and communities, and eating traditional meals. The Palestine Chronicle photojournalist Mahmoud Ajjour spent the first day of Eid in Gaza.

At the dawn of the 1st of Shawal Palestinian Muslims finish distributing zakat/charity to the needy starting the joyful rituals of the Eid Al-Fitr. They head together men women and children to perform the Eid Prayer and recite takbirat Al-Eid.

Mar 30, 2025 · DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip — Palestinians in the Gaza Strip had little to celebrate Sunday as they marked the normally festive Eid al-Fitr with rapidly dwindling food …

Mar 29, 2025 · Most people have forgotten their Eid plans, consumed by worry about what they will do if they are forced to evacuate to the south again, how they will survive if their stored …