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May 3 declared regular holiday for Eid’l Fitr

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/ 11:44 PM May 01, 2022

CELEBRATING EID'L FITR / JULY 06, 2016Muslim faithfuls gather to offer morning prayer for celebration of Eid'l Fitr or the end of the Islamic holy month of fasting, Ramadan at the Blue Mosque in Maharlika Village, Taguig City.INQUIRER PHOTO / RICHARD A. REYES

Muslims gather to offer morning prayer for Eid’l Fitr — which marks the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting — at the Blue Mosque in Maharlika Village, Taguig City. This photo was taken in 2016. (File photo by RICHARD A. REYES / Philippine Daily Inquirer)

MANILA, Philippines — The regular holiday declared by the government for Eid’l Fit — the culmination of the fasting of Ramadan — remains on Tuesday, May 3, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea announced in a text message to reporters on Sunday.

The Muslim celebration, however, begins on Monday, as earlier announced by the Grand Mufti of the earlier.

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This is because the groups assigned for moon sighting finally saw the crescent moon on Sunday, which marks the end of Ramadan and the beginning of Shawwal.

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The celebration ends on the evening of Tuesday.

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