Ramadan 2025 is coming to an end for millions of Muslims in France. The date of Eid El-Fitr, marking the break of the fast, was announced by several religious bodies. Except one.
For almost a month, Muslims practicing in France, as everywhere in the world, have been respecting Ramadan’s fast, one of the five pillars of Islam. During Ramadan, from dawn to sunset, the faithful refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and having sex. A month of deprivation and spirituality, but also of conviviality, with the meals shared each evening at the break of the fast.
But Ramadan 2025 is coming to an end. The date of Eid El-Fitr, one of the major celebrations of the year for the Muslim community, is imminent. As its name suggests in Arabic, this “Fête de la breast du fast” marks the end of Ramadan and the return to a normal pace of life. This moment of family sharing and solidarity is marked this year by the change of summer time, which will intervene in the night from Saturday to Sunday.
A body has not yet confirmed the end dates of Ramadan and Eid
According to the announcements of two instances representative of Islam in France, the French Council for Muslim worship (CFCM) and the Muslim theological council of France (CTMF), this great celebration will take place this Sunday, March 30. The month of Ramadan will therefore end Saturday, March 29 in the evening, during the Iftar, the meal taken at sunset. These organizations determined the end of Ramadan and Eid thanks to the astronomical calculation of the new moon marking the entrance in the following month of the Hegian calendar.
A key instance of Islam in France nevertheless maintains the ancestral tradition which consists in directly observing the appearance (or not) of the lunar croissant in the sky during the “night of doubt”. The Paris mosque has indeed planned to proceed with this observation to the naked eye on Saturday evening, to confirm the end of Ramadan. If the moon is seen, then Eid El-Fitr will be celebrated on Sunday. Otherwise, you will have to wait until Monday. But the mosque is also increasingly recognizing the validity of astronomical calculations. She also mentioned in her “forecast” calendar the date of March 30 for Eid.
If it is not excluded that the final date is offset by a day according to the result of the night of doubt, it is a safe bet that the millions of faithful in France can celebrate the end of their month of abstinence on Sunday. A moment of communion and reunion, marked by the solemn morning prayer followed by festival meals, family visits and gifts of gifts. A way of giving thanks for having accomplished this month of fasting and to ask for forgiveness for his past mistakes. An opportunity also to tighten the links of the Muslim community each year.