In 1992, the “Religious Freedom and Religious Associations' was passed in the country of Kazakhstan . Relationship between religions and the state was forever changed. “Religious associations are separate from the state and no religion or religious associations enjoy any advantage over others, thus providing equality before the law for all citizens in all areas of economics, political, social and cultural life regardless of their attitude toward religion.” (Podoprigora) Since 1992 and the creation of religious freedom, Muslim Kazaks are now allowed to celebrate the end of Ramadan with the proper celebration that has been established in the Qur'an. Due to the significant percentage of non-Muslim Kazakhs within the country, the holiday of Eid-al-Fitr can also be seen as a revitalization movement (Turner: 1982). Although the holiday is a base of the Muslim religion, the new religious freedom can now allow for Muslims to freely practice their faith and revitalize Muslim celebrations that may have been persecuted in the past.

The holiday of Eid-al-Fitr is best considered an event to end a month of religious purification and to also move back into everyday life without the fasting of Ramadan. Within the country of Kazakhstan not every citizen celebrates either Eid-Al-Fitr or Ramadan due to its religious association with the Muslim religion. About half of the population of Kazakhstan will take part in the three day religious festival of Eid-Al-Fitr. For the Kazak Muslims who participate in the celebration the event is rather social, public, and systematic (Turner: 1982). The celebration of the Eid' is a holiday that is meant to bring all Muslims together to reflect on the past month of religious purification, the blessings of Allah, and to enjoy family and the Muslim community (Lampmon: 2001). Entire cities in Kazakhstan shut down business and use the days to socialize and interact with those who are most important. Eid-Al-Fitr is not only made of celebration, there is a large amount of time that must be set aside for public prayer and worship as well as private prayer and worship.

  The 9 th month of the Islamic calendar, Ramadan, is meant to separate Muslims from their normal every day lives. The separation is done by a time of fasting and continuous prayer throughout the month. Kazakhstan Muslims as well as any other follower of the Islamic faith is asked to take the month to put all other priorities on hold and simply focus on their faith. For many Muslims in the modern day, the month can be very different from what they are used to. Ramadan is meant as a revitalization movement or a time to reorganize traditional values for Muslims all over the globe (Turner: 1982). The base of direction for the holiday rests in the documentation of the Qur'an ; however, due to the Kazakh nomadic culture the religious celebrations and worship have grew to be more ritualistic then doctrinal (Olcott: 2002). Although the Qur'an guides much of the celebration of the end of Ramadan, much of Eid-al-Fitr is based on past rituals that Kazakh Muslims have adopted in the past. The great feasts and community parties are examples of rituals that have been adopted.

  The time of Eid-Al-Fitr is fixed so that it will occur at relatively the same time each year (Dorson: 1982). The celebration is not fixed on the same date because the observance follows the lunar calendar which changes slightly every year. After the month of Ramadan is complete and the lunar calendar is aligned (Islamonline), the beginning of the 10 th month creates a liminal passage (Turner: 1982). Eid-Al-Fitr celebrates the teachings of Muhammad and the Qur'an with a festival that is meant to be playful as well as spiritual. The Eid' celebrates the belief that Allah directly spoke to the prophet Muhammad and gave him the exact words that he wishes all to live by. Throughout the days of the festival Muslims are brought together into communities by faith alone (Turner: 1982). The celebration excludes no Muslim. For the few days of Eid-Al-Fitr every Muslim is equal regardless of economic status and social status. However, traditional Muslim values of the actions of women do not allow them to participate in many community prayer observances. All Kazakh Muslims are united for a time and celebrate the same core values; values include family, friends, and religion. Kazakh Muslims celebrate family and friends by holding feasts, gift giving, and coming together in religious observation. The holiday is not meant to only be a time off work and responsibilities but also a time to remember all that had occurred during Ramadan.

The festival is the last period before reaggregation will occur (Turner: 1982). Reaggregation is a time when Kazakh Muslims will go back to their everyday lives before Ramadan began. During Ramadan a Kazakh Muslim is meant to reflect and examine their religious ideals and to reinforce the need to live a Muslim lifestyle (Murad). There are many forces in the world that can easily deter a person from not living up to the guidelines that are stated in the Qur'an. Ramadan tries to create a time period where a Muslim focuses on nothing but his or her faith and stays away from the temptations from the outside world. The celebration of Eid-Al-Fitr is not meant to forget all that has been learned or taught during Ramadan, but to reinforce Muslim ideals and prepare followers to go back to their normal life and the pressures of the outside world.