Eid al-Fitr holiday

Date and name of the holiday :
Eid-al-Fitr is the first of two Eids of the Islamic (lunar) calendar yearWhich sometimes falls on the month of May or June . It rounds off the month of Ramadan(the month of fasting)., which Muslims observe every year

History of eid al-fitr:
Eid Al Fitr was started by Islamic Prophet Muhammad. It is believed that Prophet Muhammad got the first revelation of the Holy Quran during the month of Ramadan. Eid Al Fitr then marked the end of fasting from dawn to dusk during Ramadan and the beginning of the Shawwal month(Shawwal is the next month after Ramadan).

Eid al-Fitr traditions in Sudan:
In the early morning, Muslims start praying Eid prayer, then they celebrate by wearing new clothes, eating sweets and giving kids some gifts and money to make them happy.
Also friends, relatives, and neighbors greet each other and the all family gets together in the feast, they spend a lot of times enjoying with different means of entertainment , Decorate mosques, streets and houses, with beautiful and colorful decorations.

The clothes on Eid al-Fitr:
- Men wear Sudanese jalabiya, often white, and these are traditional clothes for men in Sudan
- As for women: married women wear the Sudanese toop, these are also traditional clothes, and they put henna on their hands and wears jewelry like gold.
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Before prayer, relatives and neighbors gather for breakfast together, and after prayer, they gather to drink tea and coffee and eat sweets and pastries.
Eid food in Sudan