Eid-el-Fitr, the feast for the breaking of the fast which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, will take place on Sunday, the French Council for Muslim Worship (CFCM) announced this Friday evening. He recalled that the Eid prayer could not take place in the mosques, closed due to the coronavirus.
"Given the context of the pandemic, Eid prayer (Sunday morning) cannot take place in mosques", underlines the CFCM in a press release, just after a videoconference was held between the main officials of this body in the great mosque of Paris.
Mosques still closed
A federation comprising the CFCM, the Rassemblement des Muslims de France, "calls (...) to celebrate the Eid prayer at home, individually or collectively in the restricted family circle". As since the beginning of containment, the mosques are still closed. Ramadan, which began in France on April 24, was largely lived at home, the Muslim authorities discouraging any gathering.
The CFCM annually determines the dates of the start and end of Ramadan based on the observation of the lunar crescent, in accordance with the choice made by the main Arab-Muslim countries. Eid-El-Fitr or Eid el-Seghir is one of the two most solemn dates of the Muslim calendar with the other Eid, Eid el-Kebir or Eid el-Adha. It is traditionally an occasion for family celebratory meals, visits to loved ones and the exchange of gifts.
The CFCM also noted in its press release "the recommendation of the medical-scientific authorities and the public authorities" to resume religious ceremonies with the public "in June, to better analyze the effects of the lifting of confinement on May 11 on the health situation of our country ".
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