Like Ramadan, it follows the Islamic Hijri calendar, a lunar cycle. Each year, Ramadan and both Eid holidays fall about 11 days earlier than the year before because of the lunar cycle.

It’s an Islamic holiday marking the end of Ramadan, the month when devout Muslims fast daily from dawn to sunset. Ramadan is a time for increased worship, charity, and good deeds.

A Muslim advocacy group is urging the Houston ISD board to recognize the Eid-al-Fitr holiday—one week after the state-appointed board voted to take the Muslim holiday off the 2025-26 calendar ...