SRINAGAR: Ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr to be celebrated on Monday, markets and shoppers have started to pick up as the days are near. The markets across the Valley, including the summer capital Srinagar, wore a festive look as people came out in large numbers to shop.
The business hub Lal Chowk, Goni Khan and Maharaja Bazaar in the city witnessed a heavy rush of shoppers. Goni Khan Market appeared the busiest. Large number of women especially young girls was seen swarming cosmetic shops making a heyday for shopkeepers around. In other parts of valley, People throng to market to buy groceries, clothes and eatables. Worth to mention this time, locals are buying things in advance because the situation continues to be uncertain in valley due to prevailing political sensitivities.
Celebrations to mark the end of Ramzan. Ramzan, the month of fasting, symbolizes a lot practices and beliefs of the community. It is not merely restraining oneself from having food but also to abstain from all kinds of evil and unlawful practices in Islam. Muslims, just before the celebrations of Eid-ul-Fitr, keep a month long fast throughout the month of Ramzan. The practice of fasting is also known as ‘roza’ that starts from the break of dawn till dusk and during this whole day an individual has to refrain himself from drinking, eating.
Eid, popularly known as Eid-ul-Fitr, is a festival observed by the Muslim community to celebrate the conclusion of the month of fasting. Eid-ul-Fitr literally means ‘festival of breaking the fast’. Like other festivals observed by the Muslim community, this festival symbolizes faith. The festival is celebrated based on an Islamic belief by following the form of social practice. Eid is celebrated on the first date of Shawwal, that is, the tenth month of the Hijra calendar. During the festival, Muslims exchange gifts, greeting their neighbours as a mark of solidarity and brotherhood. According to the Islamic tradition, there are two festivals observed by Muslims every year – Eid-ul-Fitr just after Ramzan and Eid-ul-Zuha in the month of Huj.
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