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Eid 2024 Date: Eid ul-Fitr is celebrated on the first day of Shawwal, the 10th month of the Islamic lunar calendar.

In India, Muslims will celebrate the festival of Eid on May 3 Eid falls on the first day of the month of Shawwal - that is the tenth month of the Hijri calendar

Eid is celebrated after the ninth month of the Islamic calendar Ramadan gets over and the tenth month Shawwal begins This year Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on Thursday (May 13) in the Middle-East

This festival is largely celebrated in North India, especially Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, parts of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh In Northern India, women get together and listen to Karwa Chauth vrata katha In Andhra Pradesh, it is celebrated as Atla Tadde, during which women dress up in traditional clothing, apply henna and sindhoor to show their married status

Eid-ul-Fitr is the first and only day in the month of Shawwal during which Muslims are not permitted to fast. The day and date of Eid may vary depending upon different time zones and moon sighting. 

The Eid, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, may fall on Saturday or Sunday in the Gulf region.

The first day of the Eid-ul-Fitr will be announced on Friday (May 22, 2020) night, after the moon-sighting committee will look for the new crescent moon. In wake of the novel coronavirus the committee will meet remotely via video conferencing.

In Delhi, Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on Thursday.