When Is Eid 2009

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Eid is a festival celebrated by the Muslims all over the world. Every year two Eid is celebrated. One is Eid Ul-Fitr and the other Eid Ul-Adha. The first Eid of the year is called as Eid Ul-Fitr. This Eid is celebrated to mark the end of a month long fast during the month of Ramadan. Eid Ul-Adha is the time for prayer and sacrificing.

In the year 2009, Eid al-Fitr will be falling on Sunday, the 20th of September. Since, according to the Muslim calendar a holiday begins on the sunset of the previous day, so Eid al-Fitr will be celebrated on the sunset of Saturday that is the 19th of September.

On the other hand, Eid-Ul-Adha will be falling on 28th November, 2009.

Usually, Eid al-Fitr is always on the same day of the Islamic calendar. Since the Gregorian calendar is a solar calendar and the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, the difference means Eid al-Fitr moves in the Gregorian calendar approximately 11 days every year. The date of Eid al-Fitr also varies from country to country depending on whether the moon has been sighted or not.

Eid-Ul-Adha begins on the tenth day of the Islamic month of Hajj. The first 10 days of the month are special times of religious prayers and recitation but not a time for fasting.