Why Muslims often don’t celebrate Eid on the same day – even within one country
- Written by Zuleyha Keskin, Associate Professor of Islamic Studies, Charles Sturt University
Wikimedia Commons, CC BYEid is a special time for Muslims. There are two major Eid celebrations each year: Eid al-Fitr is celebrated at the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting, and Eid al-Adha is connected to the dates of Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Eid, which means “festival” or “feast” in Arabic,...
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