Eid’l Fitr or Eid ul-Fitr (Arabic: عيد الفطر ‘Īdu l-Fiṭr), often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. Eid is an Arabic word meaning “festivity,” while Fiṭr means “breaking (the fast).”
On August 11, 2011, President Benigno Aquino III issued Proclamation No. 234, signed by executive secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr., declaring Tuesday, August 30, 2011, as a regular non-working holiday throughout the country in observance of Eid’l Fitr.
To our Muslim brothers and sisters, Happy Eid’l Fitr!
On August 11, 2011, President Benigno Aquino III issued Proclamation No. 234, signed by executive secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr., declaring Tuesday, August 30, 2011, as a regular non-working holiday throughout the country in observance of Eid’l Fitr.
To our Muslim brothers and sisters, Happy Eid’l Fitr!
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