Eid al Fitr
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Summary
Eid al Fitr is a three-day holiday that ends the Islamic month of Ramadan. Known as the "Festival of breaking fast," Muslims will celebrate with family and food after the end of a long fast, joining with one another for prayer and other traditions.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Short explainer (2 min) from PBS LearningMedia's *All About the Holidays*.
- What month does Eid al Fitr come at the end of?
- What does fasting during Ramadan involve?
- How do families celebrate once the fast is over?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: Ramadan, Eid, fasting, prayer.
Try it: Draw the three days of Eid as a comic strip and label one thing that happens on each.