The month of Ramadan draws to a close and here comes the festival of Eid. Muslims around the world are all busy celebrating Eid al-Fitr 2018 with friends and family with a huge feast concluding the month-long fasting period. The sighting of the crescent moon marks the beginning of Eid and individuals gather in a mosque or an open field to offer special prayers and thank god for providing all the strength. After performing Eid ul-Adha prayer, everyone hugs each other as they wish Eid Mubarak. Twitterati too seems delighted on this festive season! Same goes for famous celebrities, activists and political leaders around the world who never shies away to share their warm greeting wishing everyone a blessed Eid 2018.

This year, Eid ul-Fitr began on the evening of June 14 after the sighting of the crescent moon and it will continue till June 15. As Muslims are all in the festivity marking the beginning of the Islamic month Shawwal, social networks such as Facebook and Twitter are filled with Eid Mubarak messages. Here are some Eid Mubarak 2018 greetings from Bollywood’s Shahenshah Amitabh Bachchan to Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sharing with their well-wishers on Eid al-Fitr 2018.

Amitabh Bachchan shares some throwback; a still from his 1983 hit Coolie as he wished Eid Mubarak to his fans!

Singer Adnan Sami shares his greetings on Eid al-Fitr...

Prime Minister of United Kingdom, Theresa May wishes Eid Mubarak!

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sending his best wishes to all those celebrating Eid al-Fitr..

BCCI bringing festive on the ground!

Activist Malala Yousafzai too shared greetings on Eid ul-Fitr...

Eid Mubarak from Indian artist Sudarshan Patnaik!

The exchange of greetings, Eid Mubarak among each other is an age-old practices and definitely not part of any religious obligations. On the occasion of Eid, Muslims even invite their friends, relatives and neighbours who may not be from the same community and prepare some mouth-watering traditional meals. Here is to a day of celebrations and bliss; Eid Mubarak 2018 to you all!

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