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[KavkazUzel] In Dagestan, Eid al-Fitr will begin on March 31. The other regions of the North Caucasus have named March 30 as the holiday, but the Muftiate of Karachay-Cherkessia has not announced the date of the holiday.
As the "Caucasian Knot" reported, this year in all the republics of the North Caucasus the month of Ramadan began on March 1. In Chechnya, the days from March 30 to April 1 have been declared non-working in connection with the holiday marking the end of the month of fasting.
The authorities of Dagestan reported that the holidays are March 31 and April 1, in total the republic will have four days off, including the weekend. The exact date will be announced by the Muftiate of Dagestan, the administration of the head of Dagestan reported.
During Ramadan, Muslims must abstain from food and drink during daylight hours. Eid al-Fitr is the holiday of breaking the fast after a month of fasting. On the occasion of the holiday, it is customary to receive guests, visit loved ones, and also the graves of relatives. The Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia announced on March 16 that Eid al-Fitr in 2025 will be held on March 30.
The Muftiate of the Republic of Dagestan announced on its official channels that the celebration of Eid al-Fitr will take place on March 31.
The Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kabardino-Balkaria reported on its Telegram channel that due to the fact that they saw the new moon, March 30 is the holiday of "Uraza-Bayram".
The same date was also mentioned by the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Chechnya, the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Stavropol Krai, and the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of North Ossetia in their Telegram channels.
"In Saudi Arabia, the new moon was visually recorded, therefore, following the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah, tomorrow - March 30 - we will celebrate the holiday of Eid al-Fitr," said the Mufti of Chechnya, Salah Mezhiyev.
The end of Ramadan was announced today by the head of Ingushetia, Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov, on his Telegram channel.
The Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Karachay-Cherkessia did not announce the date of the holiday on its resources, but in the prayer calendar published on the muftiate's website, March 30 is indicated as the day of Ramadan. Earlier, the head of Karachay-Cherkessia Rashid Temrezov declared March 31 a non-working day in connection with the celebration of Eid al-Fitr.
"Kavkazsky Uzel" also wrote that during Ramadan the prices of eggs, meat, butter, dates and other products increased significantly. The authorities are not taking measures to prevent the increase in prices before Eid al-Fitr, residents of Makhachkala indicated.
Residents of Kabardino-Balkaria also reported rising food prices. According to them, the price increase began before Ramadan.
In Chechnya, food prices have risen ahead of Eid al-Fitr. Residents are forced to buy food in neighboring regions, but fear that food will be confiscated at checkpoints under the pretext of supporting local entrepreneurs. The deputy mufti of Chechnya called on entrepreneurs not to raise food prices during Ramadan. These calls came too late, as prices have already risen significantly, the authors of comments on the social network indicated. They proposed introducing penalties for those who inflate prices. On March 17, Ramzan Kadyrov ordered raids to be stepped up, food with unjustified markups to be confiscated from sellers and distributed to those in need. The Grozny mayor's office then reported on raids in stores.
Kadyrov's threats to confiscate food from vendors come amid an existing practice: previously, they were confiscated from buyers of goods purchased before Eid al-Fitr outside the republic. Two residents of Chechnya spoke about the inspection of cars on the border with Dagestan before Eid al-Fitr in 2024 as part of the fight against violators of the "resolution on supporting local entrepreneurship," according to a report published on March 13 by the "Caucasian Knot." The police said that "they had orders to confiscate in favor of children's institutions," but one of those interviewed, an elderly driver, managed to persuade the security forces. In another case, the security forces "pulled two boxes of chickens and one package of 30 eggs from the car." Residents of Chechnya also spoke about similar inspections at the Gerzel post in 2023 . "They picked on the chickens, saying that we are not patriots of the republic, that in Chechnya they sell chickens everywhere, and you buy them in Dagestan. In short, they confiscated the chickens," a resident of Chechnya quoted her neighbor's story.
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