Eid ul Fitr - End of Ramadan November 04 - November 06, 2005 Nation Wide, Trinidad and Tobago This festival is celebrated by Muslims after a month of fasting for Ramadan. Contact Information:

Ramadan October 05 - November 04, 2005 Nation Wide, Uganda This is a month of fasting by the Muslim faithful. Contact Information: Phone: 256-41-342196 Email: utb@starcom.co.ug

Ramadan October 05 - November 04, 2005 Nation Wide, Togo The holy month of Ramadan in Islam is a time of fasting, blessings and prayers. The last ten days of Ramadan are call I'tkaf. It is practiced in many ways and participants usually make extra sacrifices, take time off from work and go on a retreat. Contact Information: Email: info@republicoftogo.com

Eid ul Fitr - End of Ramadan November 04 - November 06, 2005 Nation Wide, Sudan Observed at the end of the month-long fast of Ramadan, Muslims everywhere express their joy with prayers, children's presents and visits to friends and family in a feast of special foods. Contact Information:

Eid ul Fitr - End of Ramadan November 04 - November 06, 2005 Nation Wide, Benin Observed at the end of the month-long fast of Ramadan, Muslims everywhere express their joy with prayers, children's presents and visits to friends and family in a feast of special foods. Contact Information:

Eid ul Fitr - End of Ramadan November 04 - November 06, 2005 Nation Wide, Lebanon This Islamic holiday is noted nationwide and marks the end of Ramadan. It is also known in Lebanon as "Alfotor." Traditional Lebanese foods for breaking the fast include dates, chicken soup, hummous with pita bread, and "fatayers" - small pastry puffs stuffed with spinach, pine nuts and spices. Contact Information:

Eid ul Fitr - End of Ramadan November 04 - November 06, 2005 Nation Wide, Pakistan The end of the Muslim religion's month-long fast, Ramadan, is celebrated with feasts, food and family activities. Contact Information:

Hari Raya Aidilfitri - End of Ramadan November 04 - November 06, 2005 Nation Wide, Malaysia This event is celebrated at the end of the month-long days of the fast of Ramadan. It's also known as Hari Raya Aidil Fitri or Hari Raya Puasa. Muslims also make a visit to their home village and pay respects to the deceased and offer up special offerings and prayers. Contact Information:

Eid ul Fitr - End of Ramadan November 04 - November 06, 2005 Nation Wide, Nigeria There are two main religions in Nigeria, Christian and Muslim. This Muslim holiday marks the end of Ramadan. There's eating and partying among families and friend to celebrate the end of the month-long fasting period of Ramadan. Contact Information:

Eid ul Fitr - End of Ramadan November 04 - November 06, 2005 Nation Wide, Egypt Eid al-Fitr is the feast to break the fast of Ramadan, the holiest month of the Muslim calendar. It is celebrated with new clothes, gifts, and great food. Though technically, Eid al-Fitr is one day, Eid festivities usually last three days in Egypt with vacations for schools, universities and government offices. Some stores and restaurants are closed during Eid, too. Children go to amusement parks or to local schoolyards where they are entertained by puppeteers, storytellers, musicians or magic shows. Families gather for picnics, felucca rides on the Nile, and family reunions. Contact Information:

Ramadan October 05 - November 04, 2005 Nation Wide, Egypt The holy month in Islam is a time of fasting, blessings and prayers. The last ten days of Ramadan are call I'tkaf. It is practiced in many ways and participants usually make extra sacrifices, take time off from work and go on a retreat. Some of Egypt's Ramadan traditions are different from those of other Muslim nations. Working hours are shortened to allow more time for prayers. People usually go to sleep very late, sometimes at dawn. In the 16th century, a government tradition was established, announcing the "azan" or call to prayers by firing a cannon the Cairo Citadel over "el-Moqattam" mount. Ramadan is a month of great joy, especially for kids. Every kid gets a "fanoos" or lantern, traditionally made of tin and colored glass, with a candle inside. These and other colored lights brighten mosques and streets throughout Ramadan. Children traditionally played and sang in the streets with their brightly colored lanterns. You will still find this in poorer neighborhoods and in rural areas. Ramadan is also the time when Egyptian television series premier for the season because families tend to spend a lot of time together at home, frequently watching TV and drinking a traditional apricot drink called "qamar el-deen". Many hotels put up tents and offer musical entertainment through the evening. Other clubs organize local amateur sporting tournaments. Many Egyptian Christians will share in the traditions of Ramadan as a sign of respect and solidarity with their Muslim countrymen. Contact Information:

Ramadan October 05 - November 04, 2005 Nationwide, Ethiopia Ethiopian Muslims are found primarily in cities rather than small towns, and Islamic traditions including the fasting of Ramadan are practiced more by settled peoples than nomadic. Ethiopian Muslims are adherents of the dominant Sunni, or orthodox, branch of Islam. Contact Information:

Eid al Fitr - End of Ramadan November 04 - November 06, 2005 Nation Wide, Libya This is a time of celebration to mark the end of the month-long nighttime fast of Ramadan. Contact Information:

Ramadan October 05 - November 04, 2005 Nation Wide, Libya Ramadan is a month-long fasting by the Muslim faithful. Contact Information:

Ramadan October 05 - November 04, 2005 Nation Wide, Malaysia This is a month of fasting by the Muslim faithful. Contact Information:

Ramadan October 05 - November 04, 2005 Nation Wide, Singapore The holy month in Islam is a time of fasting, blessings and prayers. The last ten days of Ramadan are call I'tkaf. It is practiced in many ways and participants usually make extra sacrifices, take time off from work and go on a retreat. Contact Information:

Eid ul Fitr - End of Ramadan November 04 - November 06, 2005 Nation Wide, Suriname This event signifies the end of the Ramadan fasting by Muslims. Contact Information: Phone: 597-410357

Eid al Fitr - End of Ramadan November 04 - November 06, 2005 Nation Wide, Togo This event is the breaking of the fast of Ramadan. Contact Information: Email: info@republicoftogo.com

Eid al Fitr - End of Ramadan November 04 - November 06, 2005 Nation Wide, Uganda This event observes the breaking of the fast of Ramadan. Contact Information: Phone: 256-41-342196 Email: utb@starcom.co.ug

Eid ul Fitr - End of Ramadan November 04 - November 06, 2005 Nation Wide, Israel Observed at the end of the month-long fast of Ramadan, Muslims everywhere express their joy with prayers, children's presents and visits to friends and family in a feast of special foods. For the past few years, the Inter-Religious Co-ordinating Council of Israel has organized interfaith celebrations of Ramadan with Hanukka and Christmas. Contact Information:

Ramazan (Ramadan) October 05 - November 04, 2005 Nationwide, Turkey Ramadan (Ramazan in Turkish) is the ninth month of the lunar Islamic calendar, and is the month in which the Koran was revealed to Muhammad by the angel Gabriel. All month long practicing Muslims abstain from eating, smoking, drinking, and having sex from sunrise to sundown. It's not a good time to be nitpicky or get one anyone's nerves, as most folks are suffering from nicotine withdrawal and exhaustion. In towns throughout Turkey, young boys go about with drums at agonizingly early hours of the morning, waking everyone while it's still dark outside so that they can fit in a meal before sunrise. Dinners during the month tend to be especially festive, continuing long into the night and consisting of lavish traditional meals. Contact Information:

Eid ul Fitr - End of Ramadan November 04 - November 06, 2005 Nation Wide, Afghanistan The end of the Muslim religion's month-long fast, Ramadan, is celebrated with feasts, food, new clothes and family activities. Children usually receive gifts or money called "Eidi". Contact Information: