Eid Ul Fitr 2023 Date in India: When and How to Celebrate? Timing, History, Significance, all you need to know

Eid 2023 Date in India: The month of Ramadan is going on and soon the festival of Eid will be celebrated in India. After the announcement in Pakistan, people want to know when is Eid in India. The month of Ramadan (Ramadan Mubarak 2023) has been considered to be of special importance in the Muslim religion. Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, and considered the holiest month in Islam. In the month of Ramadan, Muslims fast and worship Allah (Happy Ramadan Mubarak 2023).

Eid Ul Fitr 2023 Date in India: When to celebrate  

Evening of Friday, April 21, 2023 - Evening of Saturday, April 22, 2023 

Islam follows the Hijri calendar, the dates of Islamic holidays shift every year in the Gregorian calendar. The Hijri calendar is a totally lunar calendar that estimates how long it takes for the moon to complete each phase. The sighting of a new crescent moon marks the beginning of the Islamic month. As per the Hijri calendar, the dates of the festival is decided. 
A lunar year has 12 months but roughly 354 days, which is about 11 days fewer than a solar year. As a result, each year the dates of Islamic holidays advance by 10-11 days.
Eid al-Fitr is celebrated on the first day of Shawwal, the tenth month according to the Islamic calendar.

Eid Ul Fitr 2023 Date in India: How to celebrate  

To celebrate Eid al-Fitr , children wear new clothes, women dress in white and men gather for prayers. They exchange gifts, and visit the mosque and the graves of relatives to offer prayers. People gather for family meals and greet each other with "Eid Mubarak," meaning "Blessed Eid" and with formal embraces. Sweet dishes are prepared at home and gifts are given to children and to those in need. 

Significance of Eid Ul Fitr 

The religious holiday is celebrated by Muslims worldwide as it marks the last day and the end of the month-long dawn-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan. As per the Islamic religious beliefs, it is during the month of Ramadan, the Holy Quran was first revealed to Prophet Muhammad. It is believed that the festival was first started by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in 624 CE to celebrate the victory in the battle of Badr.

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