Iranians to Celebrate Eid al-Fitr on Saturday
In a number of other Muslim countries, including Oman, Morocco, Brunei, the Republic of Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Ghana, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan, Saturday marks the Eid.
Some other Muslim states marked the end of Ramadan on Friday. They included Turkey, Malaysia, Indonesia, Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Syria, and Palestine.
Eid al-Fitr is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide.
The holiday celebrates the conclusion of the 29 or 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the entire month of Ramadan.
The auspicious holiday commonly begins with communal prayers at major mosques or other prayer sites after a predetermined amount of money is set aside as alms.
Muslims mark the rest of the day by wearing new or neat clothes and joining family members, relatives and friends to eat and have a good time together.
Also on Eid al-Fitr, Muslims are encouraged to be especially generous and forget any grudges against friends and relatives.
