Syrians in Idlib celebrate Eid al-Fitr as Ramadan ends

Muslims around the world are celebrating the start of the Eid al-Fitr (breaking the fast) festival on Tuesday (June 4) after 29 days of fasting in the holy month of Ramadan.

Eid al-Fitr lasts for three days, Muslims begin their festival by the Eid prayers, which last for half an hour after dawn then they head to cemeteries to visit their dead.

In order to complete God’s reward after Ramadan, Muslims have to give (Zakat al-Fitr) or alms to the poor, which is one of the five pillars of Islam, before the sunset of the third day of the Eid. 

The traditional greeting in Eid al-Fitr is: "Kel A’am Wa Antem Bi Khir" which means "every year and you are OK".

Syrians on social media accounts tell each other do not say Kel A’am Wa Antem Bi Khir as they are not OK because of the Assad regime’s crimes committed against them.

There are hundreds of thousands of Syrians either killed or detained or forcibly displaced by the Assad sectarian militias. 

It is worth reminding that the Assad militias did observe the holiness of this month and bombed Syrian civilians in the last eight years, killing and injuring dozens.