{"id":1076934,"date":"2022-05-05T10:42:26","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T10:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/05\/eid-al-fitr-celebrations-as-they-unfolded-on-twitter\/"},"modified":"2022-05-05T10:42:26","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T10:42:26","slug":"eid-al-fitr-celebrations-as-they-unfolded-on-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/05\/eid-al-fitr-celebrations-as-they-unfolded-on-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"Eid Al-Fitr Celebrations As They Unfolded On Twitter |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Muslims across Ghana celebrated Eid-Al-Fitr on May 3 with great zeal and enthusiasm. The day started with the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Akufo Addo extending his greetings and well wishes on this occasion to all Muslims. In this Tweet, he asks Allah to protect and bless all Ghanaians. <br \/>\u00a0<br \/>As is the norm, the day was full of events as Muslims got together to pray &#038; thank Allah for a successful month of Ramadan; they prepared special foods, dressed up and engaged in charitable activities to\u00a0 \u00a0symbolize the values of Ramadan.\u00a0 Here is how the day unfolded on #TwitterGhana.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><strong>Celebratory Messages<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>Tons of celebratory messages kept pouring in on Twitter from celebrities, political leaders, media outlets, brands, and prominent figures in Ghana. Here are some of the Tweets:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Happy Eid Mubarak to us all. Enjoy your day \ud83e\udd17\ud83d\ude18\ud83e\udd73 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hG0Plda2Sk\">pic.twitter.com\/hG0Plda2Sk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pascaline Edwards (@PascalinEdwards) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PascalinEdwards\/status\/1521484734685134848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Happy Eid-al-Fitr my Muslim brothers and sisters. May Almighty Allah accept our prayers and supplications during the holy month of Ramadan \ud83e\udd32\ud83c\udfff <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tyU3LTrlK1\">pic.twitter.com\/tyU3LTrlK1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bola Ray (@TheRealBolaRay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRealBolaRay\/status\/1521142989078384644?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Happy Eid Mubarak to our Muslim brothers and sisters. Let\u2019s continue to spread love <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EidMubarak?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EidMubarak<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UTVGhana?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UTVGhana<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DespiteMedia?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DespiteMedia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G4zGcJuDCW\">pic.twitter.com\/G4zGcJuDCW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UTV Ghana (@utvghana) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/utvghana\/status\/1521430517773737984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">Ramadan Kareem! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tV8BONmKAG\">pic.twitter.com\/tV8BONmKAG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Samuel Awuku (@sammiawuku) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sammiawuku\/status\/1521420231184371717?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Happy Eid al-Fitr! <\/p>\n<p>May Allah (SWT) grant you the Tawfeeq to apply the gems of wisdom from Ramadan into your daily lives. <\/p>\n<p>Eid Mubarak! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LifeIsSimple?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LifeIsSimple<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EidulFitr?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EidulFitr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EidMubarak2022?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EidMubarak2022<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6QW031NjsW\">pic.twitter.com\/6QW031NjsW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AirtelTigo Ghana (@airteltigoghana) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/airteltigoghana\/status\/1521384263983280128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Ramadan Bash<\/strong><br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Citi FM &#038; Citi TV through the Citi FM Foundation organized a Ramadan Bash for less privileged children within the Adabraka Muslim Community. The fanfare took place at the Adabraka Mosque. In addition, Imane Ouaadil, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to Ghana, celebrated the Eid and end of the Holy month of Ramadan with the children and pensioners of the Potter\u2019s Village orphanage house in Dodowa, in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\">https:\/\/t.co\/gHWwJFfJUV<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Morocco in Ghana (@embassy_ghana) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/embassy_ghana\/status\/1521122540852334592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Fashion on Eid-Al-Fitr day<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As this is a special day in the Islamic calendar, many Muslims celebrate in their best clothes. While different cultures have their own style, here is a look at how some Muslims in Ghana dressed up on Eid, as documented on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Eid Mubarak \ud83c\udf19\ud83e\udd0d<br \/>May Allah accept our prayers \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe <\/p>\n<p>Ameen <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MuslimGirls?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MuslimGirls<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Eid2022?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Eid2022<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EidMubarak?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EidMubarak<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0ortEe9gSm\">pic.twitter.com\/0ortEe9gSm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bintou Raissa Keita \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udded (@khaissah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/khaissah\/status\/1521463393105977347?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">May Allah continue to guide and protect us all\ud83d\udc9a\u2764\ufe0f\ud83e\udd0d\u263a\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EidUlFitr?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EidUlFitr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EidMubarak?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EidMubarak<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bdXN5jhy99\">pic.twitter.com\/bdXN5jhy99<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rukky_Poshh (@rukky_poshh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rukky_poshh\/status\/1521090390153125891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">My first Eid back in Ghana since 2016 \ud83d\udcab <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EidMubarak?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EidMubarak<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e3Fwcfo0im\">pic.twitter.com\/e3Fwcfo0im<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Drifter. (@mona_sam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mona_sam\/status\/1521054529688592384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Did it anyway cos one thing Moon won\u2019t miss is the slay \ud83d\ude0c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EidMubarak2022?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EidMubarak2022<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/XNgxaFJNcn <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MXEPNfbxbR\">pic.twitter.com\/MXEPNfbxbR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 M. (@neeraahman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/neeraahman\/status\/1521409047731355648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Eid Mubarak to all of you. Love you all May Allah accept our prayers \ud83e\udd70\u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cQCMk0S1o3\">pic.twitter.com\/cQCMk0S1o3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Saada \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udded\ud83d\udc2c (@daddys_girltn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/daddys_girltn\/status\/1521453222954680325?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p>As usual, key media personalities and public figures also adorned themselves in Islamic attire, with a touch of ourunique traditional style and posted photos on Twitter. Keep scrolling to see some of these Tweets: <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">On this joyous day of Eid-ul-Fitr, May Allah accept your prayers, forgive all your faults and continue to shower you with love. Eid Mubarak one and all! Barka de Sallah \ud83e\udd32\ud83c\udffd\ud83d\udcff<br \/>*<br \/>*<br \/>*<br \/>*<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/eidmubarak?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#eidmubarak<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/eid?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#eid<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/inshallah?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#inshallah<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/peace?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#peace<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/islam?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#islam<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/eidulfitr?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#eidulfitr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oU6YfTqkIl\">pic.twitter.com\/oU6YfTqkIl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Emmanuel Samani (@_iamsamani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_iamsamani\/status\/1521448010491871237?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EidMubarak?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EidMubarak<\/a> to all who are celebrating today \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffd\ud83d\udcff <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LpZEcqDyly\">pic.twitter.com\/LpZEcqDyly<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adwoa Konadu-Yiadom (@iamadwoakyiadom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iamadwoakyiadom\/status\/1521452301885575172?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">On this glorious day of Eid-ul-Fitr, we wish all our Muslim brothers and sisters, viewers, listeners and clients a very happy Eid. <br \/>May Allah accept your prayers, forgive your faults &#038; continue to shower u with blessings. Happy Eid Mubarak! <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; TV3 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/showbiz?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#showbiz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/daterush?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#daterush<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/3fmDrive?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#3fmDrive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AiawRBjexH\">pic.twitter.com\/AiawRBjexH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 G i o v a n i CALEB #DATErush (@GiovaniCaleb) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GiovaniCaleb\/status\/1521399955583385600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Happy Eid to you all. <\/p>\n<p>Enjoy responsibly. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EidMubarak2022?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EidMubarak2022<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EidAlFitr?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EidAlFitr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tzULvQUJ6W\">pic.twitter.com\/tzULvQUJ6W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kafui Dey (@KafuiDey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KafuiDey\/status\/1521403758743277570?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ramadan Tweets from across the globe<br \/>Meanwhile, globally, Twitter recorded over 47 million Tweets in relation to Ramadan; a 31% increase from last year, reflecting Twitter\u2019s role as the place to discover what is happening around the most significant cultural moments in real-time. <br \/>According to Twitter, trending conversations during the Ramadan centered across faith, spirituality, food and entertainment. <br \/>These were some of the key highlights:<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>The symbol used to send salutations upon the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) \ufdfa was Tweeted almost 4 million times, while Top Ramadan-related emojis included:<br \/>\ud83c\udf19 (A crescent moon)<br \/>\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffd (Folded hands )<br \/>\ud83d\udd4c (mosque)\u00a0<br \/>\ud83e\udd32\ud83c\udffe (Palms held up together)<br \/>Top Ramadan-hashtags Tweeted at a global level included:<br \/>\u0631\u0645\u0636\u0627\u0646# (Ramadan)<br \/>#Ramadan<br \/>\u0627\u0641\u0637\u0627\u0631# (Iftar)\u00a0<br \/>#\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0634\u0631_\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0648\u0627\u062e\u0631 (Last 10 days of Ramadan)<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Twitter, in celebration of Eid Al Fitr released a hashtag-triggered emoji of the crescent moon when these hashtags below were used in the week of Eid. <br \/>\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u0639\u064a\u062f_\u0627\u0644\u0641\u0637\u0631#<br \/>\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u0639\u064a\u062f_\u0645\u0628\u0627\u0631\u0643#<br \/>\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u0643\u0644_\u0639\u0627\u0645_\u0648\u0623\u0646\u062a\u0645_\u0628\u062e\u064a\u0631#<br \/>\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u0639\u064a\u062f#<br \/>\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #EidalFitr<br \/>\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #HappyEid<br \/>\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #EidMubarak<br \/>\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #Eid<br \/>###<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"peace_black_text_4\">Source: \/Ghana<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"clear:both\">\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"peace_red_text_1\"><\/span>: <span class=\"peace_ash_text_1\">Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of .  accepts no responsibility legal or otherwise for their accuracy of content. Please report any inappropriate content to us, and we will evaluate it as a matter of priority.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Featured Video\n<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"wB2-NHndouE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Our Fight Against Sim Card Registration Is Unending- Hon. Ras Mubarak Cautions Gov&#039;t\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wB2-NHndouE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Muslims across Ghana celebrated Eid-Al-Fitr on May 3 with great zeal and enthusiasm. The day started with the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Akufo Addo extending his greetings and well wishes on this occasion to all Muslims. In this Tweet, he asks Allah to protect and bless all Ghanaians. \u00a0As is the norm, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1063953,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[11635,7097,10962,136,11925],"class_list":["post-1076934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-alfitr","tag-celebrations","tag-eid","tag-twitter","tag-unfolded"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1076934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1076934"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1076934\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1076934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1076934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1076934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}