Iranians Gather En Masse to Celebrate Eid al-Fitr
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Muslims in Iran are celebrating Eid al-Fitr on Tuesday at the end of the holy month of Ramadan, with worshippers across the country gathering en masse to hold prayers in the morning to mark the festive occasion.
After fasting for a month, Muslims took part in Eid prayers across Iran early in the morning of the festive occasion of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar.
The Office of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei announced that Tuesday was Eid al-Fitr after receiving multiple reports from reliable religious scholars and credible sources on the sighting of the crescent moon.
The Eid prayers have over the years been led by Ayatollah Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Grand Prayer Grounds in Tehran but the event was canceled for the third consecutive year as part of measures put in place to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
This year’s prayers were held in the open campus of the University of Tehran with a large number of participants as well as in other mosques in the capital under strict health protocols.
The participants have been requested to observe coronavirus-related guidelines and take containment reassures.
Also called Feast of Breaking the Fast, Eid al-Fitr is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims around the world.
The observance traditionally begins with the sighting of the new moon of the 10th month of the Islamic lunar calendar.
The festival is a specific day on which Muslims are not permitted to fast.
The holiday celebrates the conclusion of 29 or 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the entire month of Ramadan. The day of Eid falls on the first day of the month of Shawwal.
