About two billion Muslims in the world celebrate today Fiter Bajrami

As Ramadan nears its end, Muslims around the world celebrate Fiter Bajram. Fiter Bajrami comes to the end of the holy month of Ramadan, where Muslims fasted as a sign of devotion to trust and better understand the difficulties of those in need.

Massid Ahmed, a member of Britain's Muslim Council, said that “Bayram is a holiday after performing one of the most important religious duties: fasting during the month of Ramadan”.

Many people celebrate this by exchanging gifts and visiting friends and family. He adds that you should not be surprised if you see many people embrace in the streets as part of the Bajram holiday.

Men will embrace other men in friendship, and women will do the same with other women: “If you get out on the street now, foreigners, anyone who meets them will embrace them. The whole idea is that whoever you take is going to try to create a sense of goodwill. Any feelings of hostility are set aside, at least for one day!”

Nearly 2 billion Muslims around the globe celebrate Bayram from Asia to the Middle East, Europe and America, people are congratulating each other after prayer at mosques.

During Bajrami, one of the most common things that people will hear you say to each other is “Eid Mubarak, which means “commended Bajram”.

Other Traditions

One of the five pillars of Islam is giving of charity, or Zekat. In Bajram, there is a certain kind of charity called Zekat al-Fitr, which could take place at the end of Ramadan.

However, it is recommended that this be given in advance so that even those in need can celebrate Bajram's holiday.

In addition to universal traditions, there are some more strange ones in various lands. One of them is in Afghanistan, where a popular activity of Bajrami is the painting of strongly boiled eggs and a tradition known as Tokhm-Jangi. All involved and the goal is to break your opponent's egg by keeping yours intact.