Wishing all a happy Eid al-Fitr foe 2023!

06 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Koran, by Lubin Baugin Pithiviers, Francesco Peluso, Ludwig Deutsch, Grigori Grigorevich Gagarin, Fabio Fabbi and Vittorio Amadeo, with Footnotes – #175

Francesco Peluso, Italian, b. 1836
Evening Prayer in the Desert

Oil on canvas
65 by 143cm., 25½ by 56½in.
Private collection

Eid-al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting, and the first day of the Islamic month of Shawwal. The date is determined annually by the sighting of the moon and varies each year on the Gregorian calendar. Eid begins with communal prayers that are followed by a sermon or a khutba. The following day is marked by celebrations, merry-making, the exchange of food and gifts, and charity or zakat…

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