The two Eids
Islam has two festivals. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, on the first of Shawwal. Eid al-Adha, the greater Eid, falls on the tenth of Dhul-Hijjah during the days of Hajj. Both begin with a special Eid prayer and are days of gratitude, charity, and family. When the Prophet, peace be upon him, came to Madinah and found people celebrating two days, he said: 'Allah has given you two days better than them: the day of al-Fitr and the day of al-Adha' (Sunan Abi Dawud 1134).
Why the dates shift
Because the Islamic calendar is lunar, the Eids move about eleven days earlier each Gregorian year. The exact day depends on the sighting of the new moon, so the calculated dates shown here may differ by a day from your local announcement.
Greetings and sunnah
Common greetings are 'Eid Mubarak' (blessed Eid) and 'Taqabbal Allahu minna wa minkum' (may Allah accept from us and from you). It is sunnah to bathe, wear one's best clothes, eat an odd number of dates before the Eid al-Fitr prayer, and take different routes to and from the prayer ground.
The spirit of the day
Eid is worship wearing the clothes of celebration. The day begins with the takbir - declaring the greatness of Allah aloud on the way to a prayer that the whole community attends in one open place, women and children included. Eid al-Fitr crowns a month of fasting and is deliberately preceded by Zakat al-Fitr, so that no household in the community wakes up on the day of joy without food. Eid al-Adha crowns the days of Hajj and carries the sacrifice, of which a share goes to the poor for the same reason. Between the prayer, the charity, and the visiting of relatives, the structure of the day says something simple: gratitude to Allah is completed by generosity to people.
Using the countdown
The tool computes the next Eid al-Fitr (1 Shawwal) and the next Eid al-Adha (10 Dhul-Hijjah) from today's date in the calculated Umm al-Qura calendar, shows the nearer one with a live ticker of days, hours, minutes, and seconds, and lists both upcoming dates so you can plan leave, travel, and gatherings early. As with every lunar date, the actual day is confirmed by moon sighting and can shift by a day either way - the tool carries that disclaimer visibly rather than in fine print. Everything runs on your device.