Children will wear their new clothes and go out to amusement parks, gardens حدائق or public courtyards based on how much their Eidiyyah affords. This is a small sum of money that the children receive and is used to spend on all their activities throughout the Eid.
It is customary for children to also receive a Eidiyyah عيديه from their adult relatives.
Also, women (particularly mothers, wives, sisters and daughters) are commonly given special gifts by their loved ones. Some like to go on tours or a Nile cruise.Ĭhildren are normally given new clothes to wear throughout the Eid. Family visits زيارات are considered a must on the first day of the Eid, so they have the other two days to enjoy by going to parks الحدائق, cinemas السينمات, theatres المسارح or the beaches الشواطئ. Afterwards, neighbors, friends and relatives أقارب start greeting one another. The Eid day starts with a few dates بلح followed by Eid prayers in congregation attended by men, women and children in which the Islamic people remind Egyptians of the virtues and good deeds they should do unto others, even strangers, during Eid and throughout the year. Some stores and restaurants are also closed during Eid. In addition, many countries have their own greetings based on local language and traditions.Įid Al-Fitr is a three-day feast and an official holiday in Egypt with vacations for schools, universities and government offices. Common greetings during this holiday are the Arabic greeting ‘Eid Mubārak عيد مُبارك (“Blessed Eid”) or ‘Eid Sa‘eed عيد سعيد (“Happy Eid”). E’id is the day of the reward جائزة after the hard work, devotion and worship during the whole month of Ramadan, so the whole community should share the happiness.Įid Al-Fitr is celebrated for three days. The first day of Eid, therefore, falls on the first day of the month Shawwaal that follows Ramadan in the Islamic calendar. The holiday celebrates the conclusion of the thirty days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the entire month of Ramadan. Eid عيد is an Arabic word meaning “festivity,” while Fi ṭ r فِطر means “breaking (the fast)”. E’id Al-Fitr عيد الفطر, often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan the Islamic holy month of fasting ( sawm).
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