What is the difference between Eid and Ramadhan?

@daliaj (5674)
India
September 22, 2009 1:12am CST
My calendar shows 'Ramadhan' yesterday and it was a holiday for me. But, my hostel mate is arguying it is Eid and not Ramadhan. I don't have any Muslim friends to get it clarified. Can anybody tell me the difference between Eid and Ramadhan?
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Notlilie
@prinzcy (32299)
• Malaysia
22 Sep 09
Ramadhan is the fasting month. Eid is on the first day of the month after Ramadhan, Shawal. Eid ul-Fitr is the day we celebrated the end of holy month of fasting. In my country, it's know as Hari Raya AidilFitri. We don't use Eid here so it's confusing for me at first to response to this discussion.
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Sreekala
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
22 Sep 09
Hi Prinzcy, Thanks for educating me. I thought that both are different names for the same celebration. I didn’t think so deeply so thanks to daliaj too. Hope you had a wonderful time and enjoyed the festival well.
Winky
@msfrancisco9369 (10002)
• Boston, Massachusetts
22 Sep 09
hello, thanks for this information. now i know the difference betweent the two. happy mylotting!
daliaj
@daliaj (5674)
• India
22 Sep 09
Hi Prinzcy! Thank you so much for the information. I though Eid and Ramazhan, which we call Ramazan in my regional language are two different festivals. I know that there is a fasting before the festival. Can you please share more information regarding the fasting? I am intersted to know more about it. Thanks for the response.
masteronline
@masteronline (834)
• Indonesia
22 Sep 09
Ramadhan is fasting day for mosleem. Ramadhan have 29 day, after ramadhan month called syawal month, that is arabic calendar. In 1st syawal called Ied. We get 3 day off in Ied, that use for mosleem to back to village were they are born to meet with all of separated family