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===Americas=== ==== United States ==== [[File:US Army 51420 Soldiers celebrate end of Ramadan.jpg|thumb|Muslim US soldiers performing the Eid prayer]] In [[New York City]], alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations are suspended on Eid. Beginning in 2016, New York City public schools also remain closed on Eid.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McCarthy |first1=Tom |title=New York City adds two Muslim holidays to public school calendar |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/mar/04/new-york-city-muslim-holidays-public-schools |access-date=17 July 2015 |newspaper=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717204709/http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/mar/04/new-york-city-muslim-holidays-public-schools |archive-date=17 July 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Other school districts close on Eid, including Irvington New Jersey's school district and Vermont's Burlington School District.<ref>{{cite news |title=More U.S. public schools close for Islamic holiday Eid al-Fitr |url=https://www.upi.com/Voices/2022/05/02/public-schools-Islamic-holidays/5421651496785/ |website=UPI.com |last=DeCuir |first=Amaarah |date=May 2, 2022 |access-date=April 19, 2023 |archive-date=18 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518154106/https://www.upi.com/Voices/2022/05/02/public-schools-Islamic-holidays/5421651496785/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[United States Postal Service]] (USPS) has issued several Eid postage stamps, across several years—starting in 2001—honoring "two of the most important festivals in the Islamic calendar: Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha." Eid stamps were released in 2001–2002, 2006–2009, 2011, and 2013. They are also being issued as [[Non-denominated postage|Forever Stamps]]. All Eid stamps to date show the work of [[Mohamed Zakariya]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://shop.usps.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10052&productId=10007923&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=10000003&top_category=10000003&categoryId=10000063&top=¤tPage=0&sort=&viewAll=N&rn=CategoriesDisplay&WT.ac=10007923 |title=2011 USPS Eid Forever stamp, with the quotation about the festivals |website=US Postal Service |date=28 March 2011 |access-date=11 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120001334/https://shop.usps.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10052&productId=10007923&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=10000003&top_category=10000003&categoryId=10000063&top=¤tPage=0&sort=&viewAll=N&rn=CategoriesDisplay&WT.ac=10007923 |archive-date=20 January 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://shop.usps.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10052&catalogId=10001&productId=10006182&WT.ac=S_573640 |title=2009 USPS Eid stamp, with mention of other dates |website=US Postal Service |date=28 March 2011 |access-date=11 August 2013 |archive-date=17 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217204527/https://store.usps.com/store/home |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://shop.usps.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10052&productId=10001493&langId=-1 |title=2008 USPS Eid stamp |website=US Postal Service |date=28 March 2011 |access-date=11 August 2013 |archive-date=17 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217204551/https://store.usps.com/store/home |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://shop.usps.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10052&productId=10001149&langId=-1 |title=2007 USPS Eid stamp |website=US Postal Service |date=28 March 2011 |access-date=11 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Eid Greetings Stamp {{!}} USPS.com |url=https://store.usps.com/store/product/buy-stamps/eid-greetings-stamps-S_556204 |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=[[United States Postal Service]]}}</ref> Mosques in North America offer Eid prayer. For Eid during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States]], some mosques required temperature checks and for participants to socially distance. Other mosques gathered at public parks to celebrate. By 2021, some Muslims were returning to mosques to pray for the holiday.<ref>{{cite web |work=Associated Press News |url=https://apnews.com/article/ia-state-wire-coronavirus-pandemic-eid-al-fitr-lifestyle-health-e3a2b33d7904fff737db6456923a1b04 |title=For Muslims in America, Eid al-Fitr comes as pandemic eases |date=May 13, 2021 |last1=Fam |first1=Mariam |last2=Householder |first2=Mike |access-date=April 19, 2023 |archive-date=20 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420031614/https://apnews.com/article/ia-state-wire-coronavirus-pandemic-eid-al-fitr-lifestyle-health-e3a2b33d7904fff737db6456923a1b04 |url-status=live}}</ref> ====Trinidad and Tobago==== The Muslim population of [[Trinidad and Tobago]] popularly eat sawine/[[vermicelli]], a sweet dessert, to mark the celebration,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://disocaanalyst.com/2019/06/03/sawine-trinidad-eid-mubarak/ |title=The most popular Eid sweet in the Caribbean |date=3 June 2019 |website=Di Soca Analysts |access-date=9 May 2021 |archive-date=9 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509215203/https://disocaanalyst.com/2019/06/03/sawine-trinidad-eid-mubarak/ |url-status=live}}</ref> but the feast also consists of curries, [[roti]]s, and chicken and [[curry goat]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/life/food_wine/2016/07/06/break-the-fast-with-these-sweet-treats-for-eid.html |title=Break the fast with these sweet treats for Eid |date=6 July 2016 |website=thestar.com |access-date=9 May 2021 |archive-date=9 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509215203/https://www.thestar.com/life/food_wine/2016/07/06/break-the-fast-with-these-sweet-treats-for-eid.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Eid al-Fitr is a public holiday in Trinidad and Tobago, having been declared in 1962.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of Caribbean Religions |page=388 |year=2013 |editor-last1=Case |editor-first1=Frederick I. |editor-last2=Taylor |editor-first2=Patrick |publisher=University of Illinois Press}}</ref> ====Suriname, Guyana==== Eid al-Fitr is a public holiday in [[Suriname]] and [[Guyana]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.caribbean-beat.com/issue-134/eid-ul-fitr |title=Eid-ul-Fitr: The end of the fast |date=July 2015 |access-date=12 May 2021 |archive-date=12 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512153411/https://www.caribbean-beat.com/issue-134/eid-ul-fitr |url-status=live}}</ref> ====Argentina==== In [[Argentina]], Eid ({{langx|es|Fiesta del Fin del Ayuno}}) is officially a non-working holiday for [[Islam in Argentina|Muslims]].<ref>{{cite web |title=National Public Holidays in Argentina |url=https://www.angloinfo.com/how-to/argentina/moving/country-file/public-holidays |website=AngloInfo |access-date=10 April 2024}}</ref>
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