Islam community to celebrate Eid-ul Fitr on Thursday

Nepal Views

Kathmandu: The Islam community in Nepal will be celebrating the Eid-ul Fitr on Thursday.

Marking the completion of the month-long Roja, a rigorous fasting, that is observed in the month of Ramadan on Wednesday. The people from the Islam community tomorrow would gather at the Mosque and Idgah, a place set for public prayers on the occasion of Eid, and read the Namaj.

After the recitations of Namaj, they will hug each other and exchange Eid-ul Fitr greetings. Back home, they enjoy delicacies. The month of Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. In the 70 days of the Eid-ul-Fitr, the Muslim people observe the Baker-Eid or Eid-ul-Ajaha.

During this festival, they will depart for Hajj, a pilgrimage to the Mecca Medina in Saudi Arabia.

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