• Eid-al-Fitr (1 Shuwwal)

    From Ross Clark@benlizro@ihug.co.nz to sci.lang on Mon Mar 31 23:06:46 2025
    From Newsgroup: sci.lang

    We end the month, as Muslims end Ramadan, (and begin the month of
    Shawwal), with Eid-al-Fitr (Arabic: +|+e+> +o+a+U+++#, romanized: -+--d al-Fib|!r,
    lit.rCe'Festival of Breaking the Fast').

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Fitr

    Some countries just celebrate it on 31 March; others start from 29 or 30
    March and run to 1 April. It's a big festival.

    Sometimes called just Eid for short, it has different names in some
    countries:

    Small Sallah (Nigeria)
    Eid es-Seghir (Morocco)
    Korit|- (Senegal)
    Idid Ramazon (Tajikistan)
    Ramazon Hayit (or) Ro'za hayiti (Uzbekistan)
    Orozo Ait (Kyrgyzstan), Oraza Ait (Kazakhstan)
    Hari Raya [holiday] Idul Fitri (or) Lebaran (Indonesia)
    Hari Raya Puasa [fasting holiday] (Malaysia and Singapore)
    Hariraya Buka Puasa (Philippines)
    Ramazan Bayram-# [Ramadan holiay] (or) +Reker Bayram-# [sugar holiday] (Turkey) and cognate terms in the Balkans
    Uraza Bajram (-u-C-#-+-#--#-#-|-C-#-+) (Russia)


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