India is a land of many cultures, religions, as well as festivals. Each festival is celebrated with enthusiasm, including Diwali, Guru Purab and Christmas. But one such festival that keeps many of the enthusiasts waiting for almost a year is Eid ul Fitr. Well the festival Eid ul Fitr is commonly known as Eid. The word Eid ul Fitr is derived from Arabic language meaning happiness. Eid ul Fitr is celebrated after the completion of the holy month of Ramzaan and sighting of moon crescent.



Eid ul Fitr is associated with sacrifice and kindness that is made during the holy month of Ramzaan in the name of God. Throughout the Ramzaan, every Muslim keeps the fast for the whole day beginning before the dawn till the time of sunset and Ramzaan is celebrated for a month. During the whole day, one does not eat or drink anything, including water, and has to offer prayers at least five times a day-this denotes to discipline life style. Eid ul Fitr also denotes to the celebration of life and is in a way a thanksgiving to God. On the day of Eid ul Fitr, people dress up in new clothes and visit the mosque to offer prayers that the month of Ramzaan took place peacefully and their prayers have been accepted by the almighty God. On the day of Eid ul Fitr and Ramzaan in general people indulge in charity, one can come across people sending food, apparel and money-known as fitra to the needy ones, so that they can celebrate the festival with happiness. And when we talk about festival, then how can the food be far behind. Well food is an integral part of any festival that is celebrated worldwide. And Eid or Eid ul Fitr can not be completed without the whole gourmet of Mughlai delicacies.

On this auspicious day, special kinds of dishes are churned out. As food plays a major role in our lives and one of the most important factors to get connected with each other and humanity in general. Various traditional sweets are prepared on this day, such as sweet sawain or vermicelli. It is prepared with special kind of attention, as it requires lot of time to get done. One can have two kinds of sweet vermicelli, one is known as muzafar and the other one is known as sheer. The muzafar is a dry form and sheer is in a liquid form. Both the delicacies are quite popular with people. And one can say that all the foodies look forward to Eid ul Fitr, as its other main delicacies include kebabs, biryani, chick peas and other regular food items. Hence, Eid ul Fitr is not all about food but also brings friends and families together.

Well, there is one more tradition which is being followed for centuries. One such tradition is getting gifts and eidis. Eidi is money gifted to younger member of a family by elders as a token of love and prayers. So, what else one needs to get into the mood of celebration of Eid ul Fitr. Thus happy Eid ul Fitr!