Eid in Pakistan
This year (2025) The Eid ul Fitr will be celebrated on 31st of March there will be official
holiday from 30th March 2nd April 2025 for the Eid celebration
About Eid Ul Fitr
"Eid" which means happiness is a festival that is celebrated twice a year in
Pakistan. One and the first comes right after Ramadan and is called Eid Ul Fitur.
This is a celebration for the fasting month and a token to make a commitment to
one's self to be faithful and be kind to the poors.
Eid al-Fitr in Pakistan is also known as Chhoti (urdu: small) or Meethi (urdu:
sweet) Eid. It is celebrated for 3 days and there are 4 days holidays on this
occasion.
Eid begins with a special prayer in all cities towns and villages, people
make special dishes for the Eid which are mostly Sweets and deserts of different
types specially Vermicelli
Eid preparations usually start with the beginning of Ramadan and continue
throughout the month. It is customary for almost everyone to wear new dress. So
the shopping of garments is ever more popular throughout the month of
Ramadan.
The bazaars are decorated to welcome Eid shoppers. Special sale prices
are offered on garments and shoes. Young girls and older women wear bangles made
of fine glass. The night when the moon is sighted is fixed for this activity.
Womenfolk in huge numbers throng the special bangle stalls and shops as soon as
the Shawwal moon is sighted. Men and elders usually exchange moon greetings.
Telephone these days are frequently used for this late evening exchange of
greetings.
The next day is Eid, a public holiday, and a great occasion for rejoicing.
Rising early, the rich as well as the poor wash, dress up in new clothes, and
start the day with a light breakfast which usually consists of fine wheat
noodles mixed with milk and commonly known as Vermicelli.
Then the men congregate at the mosques or Eidgahs (large enclosures for
prayers). On the way they pass out the obligatory alms called fitra. When Eid
prayers and Thanksgivings are over, they hug and congratulate each other and
later during the day, they visit relatives, friends, and neighbors.
The poor also join in the celebration because it is during Ramadan that
Muslims give Zakah, which is a 2 and 1/2 percent payment on one year's savings
or gold, silver currency, or goods for trade equal in price to 87.48 grams of
gold or 612.36 grams of silver. Tens of millions are distributed in cash or kind
among poor who also share in the festivities.
After offering Eid prayers, which is an occasion for expressing thanks to
Allah, the men return home and wishing children, women and elders of the
household Eid Mubarak eat the sweet dish known as Vermicelli or Sheer-Khurma
(dates cooked in milk and served with wheat noodles). Also as an additional
treat, a variety of dishes are cooked. Festivities continue till late night, and
in some towns a popular fair or Mela is held for recreational purpose.
For the children it is a very happy day because they receive money from all
the elders, to spend and enjoy themselves. They also can receive clothes or
gifts. It is like Christmas. Employees get bonuses, factories and offices close
down for a couple of days, and food and money are distributed to the poor.
Because it marks the end of Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr is always an occasion for a big
meal, and families come together like Thanksgiving.
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