Eid Al-Fitr: The sweet holiday of festive foods
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CLEVELAND, Ohio During Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of reflection, spiritual guidance and prayer that commemorates when the Quran was first revealed to the Prophet Mohammad, it is forbidden to eat from sunrise to sunset. It’s considered a time of self-improvement, and an opportunity to seek a raised level of closeness to God. And then there is Eid Al-Fitr, literally the Festival of the Breaking of the Fast, also known as the “sweet” holiday, marking the end of Ramadan. It is so committed to exuberant celebration that is forbidden to fast during the one to three days, according to local customs, that it is observed.