Iran Press/Iran News: The date of the religious festivity is announced by Alireza Movahednejad, a member of moon-sighting team operating under Office of the Supreme Leader.
He said that more than 1,000 groups of moon- sighting will be deployed to various parts of Iran to spot the the crescent of the lunar month of Shawwal on Tuesday evening.
According to the reports of the experts, the moon sighting will be conducted easily, and therefore the moon-sighting team reports will be send to office of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution and if evidences accepted by leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei officially will announce that Tuesday will be the last day of holy Ramadan, he said.
Eid al-Fitr, one of the most important festivities in Islam, is the first day of the lunar month of Shawwal in Arabic calendar. It marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan during which Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset.
First day of Islamic month of Shawwal marks Eid al-Fitr, bringing fasting in holy month of Ramadan to an end. Several groups of experts on behalf of office of Ayatollah Khamenei go on final days of each month, especially month of Ramadan, to different regions in country to monitor if they can see new moon's crescent which marks beginning of each lunar month in Islamic calendar.
Eid al-Fitr prayers will be held by leadership of Ayatollah Khamenei at 8 am in the morning in Imam Khomeini Mosalla in Tehran.
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