Also called the 'feast of sweet', we honour during this holiday to desserts after the morning prayer accomplished. Feast of forgiveness and peace, it can last up to three days. The tradition wants that on this occasion the practitioner shall perform the zakat (alms for the poor), which consists in the gift of four times the content of two hands joined together of food.

But what are the recommendations for the celebration of the feast of end of ramadan ? The CFCM (French Council of the muslim cult), and the Great Mosque of Paris have given special instructions suited to the health crisis of the Covid-19 in France. The two bodies are urging muslims to refrain from organizing events for Eid el-Fitr in the mosques. In a statement, the CFCM stresses, moreover, that the "recovery of the religious ceremonies in the mosques can only take place on the occasion of large gatherings such as the Eid festival or the prayer of Friday".

The date of the Eid al-Fitr 2020 has been officially confirmed by the Commission's religious which met on Friday 22 may in the evening for the "night of doubt" at the Grand mosque of Paris , and that has taken act of the impossibility of observing the crescent new moon in the sky before the next Saturday. In the calendar "hijri", the name of the islamic lunar calendar, the fast of ramadan lasts for a lunar month to complete. Astronomical calculations gave the year as a tentative date of Eid el Fitr, the feast of end of ramadan, the Sunday, may 24, 2020 (versus the 4 of June last year).

The CFCM (French Council of the muslim cult) had also advised that, after a start of the fast of ramadan, which took place on the 24th of April, that the holy month would "very probably 30 days," and that, therefore, the day of the Eid al-Fitr would be "very likely to may 24, 2020".

The Eid al-Fitr marks the end of ramadan : the date is actually the first of the month following the month of ramadan. The date is determined by the traditional observation of the lunar of the "Night of doubt" / "the Night of the announcement", as is the case for the end of each month of the islamic lunar calendar.

This is the Great mosque of Paris, which houses the observations of the lunar start and end of the holy month of ramadan. If a crescent Moon is observed, then the end of ramadan comes the same evening, otherwise, he must wait one more day.

How to wish Eid al-Fitr ? The specialized site Assabile.com offers different formulas to muslims and non-muslims to wish each other a happy feast of Eid al-Fitr at the end of the holy month of fasting of the faithful. Here is a selection of these messages :

Also known as "Eid el-Seghir", the Eid el-Fitr means "celebration" in French. This celebration is not "just" a way to mark the end of fasting the month of ramadan, but also symbolizes for the muslim communities around the world a great time of sharing, of peace and joy. The feast of Eid el-Fitr is the occasion, usually large, family meals, gifts, visits to relatives... During the celebration, muslims are also sharing each other with the wishes of "Eid Mubarak", "happy feast of Eid" in French. Six days of fasting additional are traditionally practiced after the "feast of the breaking" which is the Eid al-Fitr : "the six days of shawwal", the name of the month which follows ramadan in the calendar "hijri" (the name of the muslim calendar).

Before the prayer of Eid, muslims must also have given the Zakat al-fitr, the alms end of ramadan. It can provide food or money to those in need. The day of the Eid el-Fitr is also special by its morning prayer that is specific. According to the specialized site Al-Kanz, the morning prayer of Eid al-Fitr has theoretically bindsu when the sun rises above the horizon of the length of a spear" (approximately three meters). In practice, the mosques set themselves a time of collective prayer. Eid al-Fitr is above all an important day on the spiritual plane. It allows you to return to learn the lessons from this month of fasting, to make the point about good or bad actions performed.