Iran declares Wednesday as Eid al-Fitr

Estehlal Headquarters supervised by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution that had deployed groups to monitor the sky and identify the crescent of the moon on the first night of the Lunar month, as per the Islamic tradition of Estehlal announced that they have sighted the Shawwal crescent moon, meaning that Tuesday was the last day of the fasting month of Ramadan and tommorw will be the beginning of Shawwal month in the Islamic lunar calendar.

The Office of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei announced in a statement released on Tuesday that Wednesday, April 10 is the first day of Shawwal al-Mukaram and Eid al-Fitr.

Many Islamic countries including Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, and other Islamic nations have declared Wednesday as the first day of Eid al-Fitr.

Eid al-Fitr in Iran is celebrated for two days.

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