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[KavkazUzel] The mosques of Nalchik and Rostov-on-Don could not accommodate all those who came to the festive prayers on Eid al-Adha. In Dagestan, interest in Eid al-Fitr among children is growing; they willingly participate in the traditions associated with this holiday, residents of the republic said.
As the "Caucasian Knot" wrote, in 2024 the fasting month of Ramadan began in most of the republics of the North Caucasus on March 11, in Dagestan the first day of Ramadan was declared on March 12. In connection with the Eid al-Fitr holiday, days from April 10 to 12 were declared non-working in Dagestan, and from April 9 to 11 in Chechnya. Residents of Makhachkala said that food prices had increased significantly before Eid al-Adha, and the mosques were crowded for the holiday.
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim lunar calendar, a month of fasting, spiritual and moral purification, as well as strengthening faith and will. During Ramadan, Muslims must abstain from food and drink during daylight hours. The month of fasting ends with the holiday of breaking the fast of Eid al-Fitr.
According to Mufti Bata Kifah Mohamad, about two thousand people gathered in the Volzhsky mosque today. He noted that believers from all over the region usually come to the central mosque in Volzhsky. In total, there are approximately 200 thousand Muslims in the region, the Volgograd Notebook reported.
Hundreds of Muslims performed festive prayers in a mosque in Stavropol this morning. The building without minarets and domes is located on Oktyabrskaya Street, behind the Voskhod factory. Mosque volunteers prepared five cauldrons of pilaf, which will be served to everyone. In addition, treats are distributed to believers, the ATV Media television company reported on its website.
A festive prayer (Eid namaz), performed by Muslims on the holidays of Kurban Bayram and Eid al -Fitr, took place in the mosques of Karachay-Cherkessia . The start time for holiday prayers begins 30 minutes after sunrise, RIA Karachay-Cherkessia reported today, publishing a fragment of a crowded holiday prayer in one of the mosques in the republic on its Telegram channel.
In Rostov-on-Don, Muslims gathered for worship at the mosque on Furmanovskaya Street, Donday reported today. As follows from a photo report published by the publication, many Muslims were forced to pray on the street.
The Nalchik Cathedral Mosque, where a festive service dedicated to the end of the month of Ramadan and the celebration of Eid al-Fitr was held, could not accommodate everyone; many parishioners settled in the courtyard of the mosque, RIA Kabardino-Balkaria reported.
The heads of the regions of southern Russia congratulated Muslims on the holiday in their Telegram channels. Thus, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, said that he celebrated the holiday in his ancestral village. “The blessed holiday of Eid al-Fitr for Muslims begins with the performance of a number of important religious rituals. When morning comes, they perform obligatory prayer, visit the graves of relatives and friends, and pay zakat al-Fitr. Also, in populated areas, believers gather for collective Eid prayer, after which the main part of the holiday of breaking the fast begins. We performed today’s morning prayer in the mosque of my ancestral village of Akhmat-Yurt,” he wrote in his telegram channel.
In Dagestan, the authorities emphasized that one of the traditions associated with the celebration of Eid al-Fitr is being preserved. “One of the most beloved traditions of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which passes from generation to generation, is when children go home and congratulate them on the holiday! They are treated to sweets,” the Magaramkent district administration said today, publishing photographs of children with gifts.
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