VIDEO: Bawumia’s Eid-Ul-Fitr message

Muslims across Ghana and the world are celebrating the festival of Eid Ul-Fitr.

Eid – as it is more commonly known – is one of the biggest celebrations in the Muslim calendar.

In a special message, Vice President Dr Mahamudu used the occasion to appeal to continuously  exhibit compassion.

Listen to the Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in the attached audio below:

Eid takes place at the end of Ramadan – a month of prayer and fasting.

The name “Eid al-Fitr” translates as “the festival of the breaking of the fast”.

Like the beginning of Ramadan, Eid begins with the first sighting of the new moon.

For most Muslims in the UK, this was marked on the evening of Sunday 1 May.