Celebration

One of the special holidays I celebrated back in Pakistan in our own culture was Eid-Ul-Fitur. Eid-Ul-Fitur is a religious festival for Muslims, celebrated at the end of Ramadan after fasting for one month. Muslims celebrate this festival with keenness and joy. Girls wear Henna on their hands on Chaand Raat, mostly observed after the last fasting of Ramadan. I get lots of gifts and money on Eid-Ul-Fitur from my elders and we cook delicious meals with some sweets and enjoy them all day long with our relatives and friends. Fasting is the private act of worship bringing about nearness to God, as well as a form of spiritual discipline and a means to empathize with those less fortunate. During Ramadan Muslims fast from dawn until sunset and do not eat during daylight hours. Muslims break their fast each evening with a meal called iftar, which often starts with dates and water. Therefore, we fast during the whole month and then at the end of the month, we celebrate it with full joy and happiness with our relatives and fellows.