When is Eid 2017 in India? Government likely to declare official holiday on Monday

Eid al-Fitr (Ramzan Id, Eid-ul-Fitr, or Idul-Fitr) is a gazetted holiday in India and Government of India is likely to declare a holiday on June 26, Monday.

New Delhi, June 21: Muslims who are fasting for last 30 days and who have observed tarweeh (night prayers) will be celebrating Eid al-Fitr on June 25 and in some parts of the world the biggest Muslim festivals will be celebrated on June 26. In India, where Ramzan also known as Ramadan was observed from May 28, the month is likely to end on June 26 but astronauts predict that the moon for the next lunar calendar will be sighted on June 25 and the festival will be celebrated on June 26, Monday. Eid al-Fitr (Ramzan Id, Eid-ul-Fitr, or Idul-Fitr) is a gazetted holiday in India and Government of India is likely to declare a holiday on June 26, Monday. The Eid is celebrated during the first day of Shawaal. (ALSO READ: Bakrid 2017 Dates: When is Eid al-Adha in India, Pakistan, Middle East And Other Western Countries?)

Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Syria, Iraq, Egypt and many other countries are likely to celebrated Eid al-Fitr on Sunday while Asian countries like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia are likely to celebrate the festival on Monday, if the moon is sighted on the 29th day of Ramadan.

Fasting for one month is a religious tradition, where Muslims restrain themselves from food and water between dawn to dusk. Among Muslims, Eid is the most important festival that marks the end of Ramzan month and a start of the Islamic month of Shawwal. So, Eid will be celebrated on the first day of Shawwal, which is the 10th month of Islamic calendar. Also Read – Eid al-Fitr 2017: World about to celebrate Eid on June 25 or 26; check out which country embraces end of Ramadan first

Every year the dates of Ramzan and Eid al-Fitr change. Islamic calendar that originated when Prophet Mohammad migrated from Mecca to Medina (also known as Hijri) in 622 AD is based on the phases of the moon. Every year, it gets shorter by 11 or 12 days.

During Eid al-Fitr, people wake up early in the morning, perform early morning prayer after Salat ul-Fajr by wearing new clothes. After coming to their homes, Muslims eat the sweet dish and meet their friends and relatives.