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title: "Eid al-Fitr in Ethiopia | Taste of Ethiopia"
description: "Explore Eid al-Fitr in Ethiopia: its date, meaning and traditions, with a live countdown and cultural guide from Taste of Ethiopia."
url: "https://testofethiopiarestaurant.com.au/events/eid-al-fitr"
---

National religious holiday

# Eid al-Fitr

Eid al-Fitr closes Ramadan with communal prayer, generous hospitality, new clothing and care for neighbours in need.

Wednesday 10 March 2027 Expected date

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Megabit 1, 2019 E.C. · Addis Ababa time

![The Grand Jami Mosque in the historic Ethiopian city of Harar](https://testofethiopiarestaurant.com.au/assets/events/harar-mosque.webp)

Photo: [Bikoadem, CC BY-SA 4.0](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grand_Jami_Mosque_in_Harar.jpg)

CALENDAR NOTE

Observed on 1 Shawwal. The displayed date is an estimate and may move by a day when Ethiopian religious authorities confirm the moon sighting.

[View the full cultural calendar](https://testofethiopiarestaurant.com.au/events)

01 · MEANING

## What it means.

The "festival of breaking the fast" begins Shawwal after a month of fasting, prayer and reflection. Ethiopia's long Islamic history gives the day distinct local expressions from Addis Ababa to Harar and beyond.

02 · TRADITION

## How it is marked.

The morning begins with prayer after the giving of zakat al-fitr. Families visit one another, children receive gifts and tables are prepared for guests, with food shared widely.

03 · EXPERIENCE

## What you may see.

Large prayers may fill open spaces and mosque courtyards. In Harar, one of Islam's historic cities, the celebration is woven into the lanes, homes and strong community traditions of the old city.

[Next in the cultural year **Siklet**](https://testofethiopiarestaurant.com.au/events/siklet)

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