It follows the completion of Hajj. Like Eid al-Fitr, the date of Eid al-Adha is determined by the sighting of the new moon. The date of the biggest Eid celebration also varies every year ...

Jan. 28 marks the Lunar New Year, beginning the Year of the Snake. It's not the only lunar festival — Ramadan begins Feb. 28, ...

Every year the Eid holidays, Eid Al Fitr and Eid Al Adha, are the most highly-anticipated dates in the calendar. And in 2033, ...

Many public holidays in the UAE are decided by the moon-sighting committee as religious holidays ... However, this change in the law does not apply to either Eid Al Fitr or Eid Al Adha. The official ...

However, it will not end (and Eid begin) at the moment of new moon. That’s despite the fact that any pair of eclipse glasses will allow anyone in North America to see the silhouette of the new ...

It takes place the day after the new Moon is seen at the end of the month of Ramadan, and marks the start of Shawwal - the 10th month of the Islamic calendar. Along with Eid al-Adha, it is one of ...

Following Ramadan, the Eid Al Fitr holiday will be either three or four days. The UAE Cabinet has declared the first three days of Shawwal will be holidays. In the event that Ramadan lasts for 30 days ...

Though Muslims celebrate several festivals, the two most important muslim festivals are Eid-al-Fitr and and Eid-al-Adha. There are other Muslim holidays ... celebrations begin with the sighting of the ...

This is because Islam uses a calendar based on the cycles of the Moon. There is a special festival to mark the end of Ramadan called Eid al-Fitr - the Festival of the Breaking of the Fast.

Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr will be coming around quickly. The ninth month in the Islamic calendar is due towards the end of February or the beginning of March this year. Moon sightings will confirm the ...