Eid-ul-Fitr today, March 31 -- India is celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr or Eid al-Fitr, the festival marking the end of Ramadan, on Monday, March 31. Ramadan-the month of fasting-ended with the sighting of a crescent moon on March 30 across Indian cities.

This year, Ramadan, which began on March 2, had 29 days. Lucknow was the first city to announce the sighting of the crescent Moon on Sunday evening. Delhi's Jama Masjid's deputy Imam Syed Shaban Bukhari also announced later that the moon was sighted across cities.

The moon sighted at the end of Ramadan is actually an announcement of the beginning of the new Islamic month, Shawwal. The first day of Shawwal is when Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated.

One of the mandatory elements of Eid-ul-Fitr is a spe...