Palestinians Celebrate Eid Al-Fitr

12 October 2007

Bethlehem - Ma'an – Palestinian Muslims in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip celebrated Eid Al-Fitr, on Friday.

Eid Al-Fitr is very much a social occasion when family and friends get together to enjoy specially prepared foods, including cakes filled with dates and nuts, after a month of fasting.

The Eid Al-Fitr is a three day holiday in Palestine. On the first day worshippers attend a twenty minute ceremony in the mosque before going to visit friends.

However, in Palestine the Eid festival is always tinged with sadness. People remember those who have died and others who cannot be with their families as they are in Israeli detention.