{"id":495,"date":"2013-08-08T09:41:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-08T09:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/worldreligions\/2013\/08\/muslims-prepare-for-the-end-of-ramadan.html"},"modified":"2014-07-28T12:55:55","modified_gmt":"2014-07-28T17:55:55","slug":"muslims-prepare-for-the-end-of-ramadan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/worldreligions\/2013\/08\/muslims-prepare-for-the-end-of-ramadan.html","title":{"rendered":"Muslims Prepare for the End of Ramadan"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D6R4FGjrM_U\" width=\"460\" height=\"256\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Eid al-Fitr is a two-day festival that marks the end of Ramadan for Muslims around the world. It begins, according to to the news clip above <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-middle-east-23611205\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">and the BB<\/a>C, with the sighting of the crescent moon. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2013\/aug\/08\/ramadan-ending-fasting-eid-muslims\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Guardian <\/a>has a good story about the mechanics of fasting in extremely hot temperatures, \u201c\u2026how the body is able to cope in temperatures that have been higher than in Miami at times\u2026\u201d You can also find pictures about Eid al-Fitr at this slideshow <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/gallery\/2013\/aug\/08\/eid-al-fitr-in-pictures\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">from the Guardian.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eid al-Fitr is a two-day festival that marks the end of Ramadan for Muslims around the world. 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