Eid ul-Fitr or Id-Ul-Fitr (Arabic: عيد Ø§Ù„ÙØ·Ø± ‘Īd al-Fiá¹r), often abbreviated as simply Eid, is an Islamic holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting. Fiá¹r means "to break the fast" and therefore symbolizes the breaking of the fasting period. On the day of the celebration, a typical Muslim family is awake very early and then after praying the first normal everyday prayer, is required to eat in a small quantity, symbolizing the end of Ramadan.