For the first time, some Minnesota school districts to add Eid to the calendar

February 19, 2022

Rahmatullah Dem, a student at Hopkins High School, had been fasting every day for a month in observance of Ramadan, the Muslim fasting season.

Soon it would be Eid al-Fitr, the celebration marking the end of Ramadan.

That year, Eid had arrived in early June, and finals were approaching.

Source: For the first time, some Minnesota school districts to add Eid to the calendar