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Eid ul-Fitr in Bangladesh
After Ramadan Bangladesh buys new sarees, jamdani and Tangail cotton, applies henna on Chand Raat and dresses up for Eid.
What is worn for Eid ul-Fitr in Bangladesh
Eid ul-Fitr ends the month of Ramadan and is the largest festival of Bangladesh. In the last days of Ramadan the markets of Dhaka are crowded with people buying new clothes. On Chand Raat, the night when the new moon is sighted, women apply henna to the hands and wear glass bangles. On Eid morning families dress in new clothes and go to prayers, and then visit relatives. Women often wear a new saree, in jamdani, Tangail cotton, Rajshahi silk or georgette, or a salwar kameez, and children receive money gifts called salami. The date depends on the sighting of the moon and may differ by a day from that shown, and sometimes from Saudi Arabia.
The sarees
Written by the EveryPallu desk with AI assistance. Background: "Eid al-Fitr" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Tangail saree: P.K.Niyogi, Public domain, source
- Jamdani: Salim_Khandoker, CC0, source