WHAT IS “IFTAR”?
Iftar is one of the religious observances of Ramadan and is often done as a community, with people gathering to break their daily fast together. This is repeated for approx. 30 days. Iftar is taken right after Maghrib time, which is around the time of sunset. Here are a few examples of this daily feast.
HOW DOES THE “EID” FEASTS DIFFER FROM “IFTAR”?
Eid al–Fitr Arabic: عيد الفطر, “festival of breaking of the fast” is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm). The day of Eid, therefore, falls on the first day of the month of Shawwal (or the very next day after Ramadan).
Eid al–Adha Arabic: عيد الأضحى, translit. … ‘Festival of the Sacrifice’, also called the “Sacrifice Feast“, is the second of two Muslim holidays celebrated worldwide each year, and considered the holier of the two. It also marks the culmination of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca and commemorating the sacrifice of Abraham (as regards to Ishmael, not Isaac […as Christians believe]).