A blessed Eid al-Fitr greetings to all Muslim brothers and sisters! Today ends the end of the holy Islamic month of dawn-to-sunset fasting. This celebration is called the " Festival of Breaking Fast ". Wikipedia says " it is forbidden to fast on the Day of Eid ". Muslims have the ritual prayers and they do the obligatory acts of charity for the poor and needy. In the Philippines, by virtue of Republic Act No 9177 and Presidential Proclamation No. 1083 signed into law on 13 November 2002, Eid al-Fitr (Araw ng Lebaran / Araw ng Raya) , is declared by the Philippine government as a regular holiday. "The Philippines is the only majority Christian country worldwide to have done so," Wikipedia wrote. Being in the Middle East (UAE) for more than a decade, I have witnessed the Ramadan tradition for many years. Since my first day here, I have met Muslim people and some of them got close to me and treated me as a family member. Fasting, for them, m...